Men are tied up to their families and possessions more helplessly than in a prison. There is an occasion for the prisoner to be released, but householders entertain no desire to be relieved from the ties of family. When a man's passion is aroused nothing prevents him from ruining himself. Even into the jaws of a tiger will he jump. Those who are thus drowned in the filth of passion are called the ignorant. Those who are able to overcome it are saintly Arhats.

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act.

Flower and thorn are in the same stem.

Everything that happens to us is the result of what we ourselves have thought, said, or done.We alone are responsible for our lives.

Concentrate the mind on the present moment.

In compassion lies the world's true strength.

Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost.