Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life.

One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand on the battlefield.

It is impossible for a man who is bogged to extricate another who is bogged.

To be selfish, greedy and unwilling to help the needy gives rise to future starvation and clothlessness.

Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be ye a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp; hold fast as a refuge to the truth. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.

Flower and thorn are in the same stem.

There is no more self-contradictory concept than that of idle thoughts. What gives rise to the perception of a whole world can hardly be called idle. Every thought we have either contributes to truth or to illusion.