Surely if living creatures saw the results of all their evil deeds, they would turn away from them in disgust. But selfhood blinds them, and they cling to their obnoxious desires. They crave pleasure for themselves and they cause pain to others; when death destroys their individuality, they find no peace; their thirst for existence abides and their selfhood reappears in new births. Thus they continue to move in the coil and can find no escape from the hell of their own making.

There are five things which no one is able to accomplish in this world: first, to cease growing old when he is growing old; second, to cease being sick; third, to cease dying; fourth, to deny dissolution when there is dissolution; fifth, to deny non-being.

It is our minds that create this world.

The fragrance of sandalwood and rosebay does not travel far. But the fragrance of virtue rises to the heavens.

Suffering is temporary, enlightenment is forever.

Don't rely on logic alone, nor speculation. Don't infer or be deceived by appearances.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.