When we free ourselves of desire, we will know serenity and freedom.

There have been many Buddhas before me and will be many Buddhas in the future.

Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.

Truth is always truth, untruth is always untruth. This is what matters, this is right desire.

The shallow is easy to embrace, but the profound is difficult. To discard the shallow and seek the profound is the way of a person of courage.

Mindfulness of the body leads to nirvana.

When I was a young man, near the beginning of my life, I looked around with true mindfulness and saw that all things are subject to decay.