I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

In the end it is nothing other than the loving kindness with which the woman cares for her child that makes the difference. Her concern concentrates on one thing just like the Buddhist practice of concentration. She thinks of nothing but her child, which is similar to Buddhist compassion. That must be why, although she created no other causes to bring about it, she was reborn in the Brahma heaven.

To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome.

If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great.

Goodwill toward all beings is the true religion; cherish in your hearts boundless goodwill to all that lives.

What you think you become.

Dignity and quiet joy in all that we do are the expression of perfect concentration and perfect wisdom.