A virtuous man or woman who is determined to develop the Supreme Enlightened Mind, should thus develop it: I have to lead all living beings to put a stop to (reincarnation) and escape (suffering), and when they have been so led, not one of them in fact stops (reincarnating) or escapes suffering. Why? Because, if a Bodhisattva believes in the notion of an ego, a personality, or a living being, he is not a true Bodhisattva.

Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever's not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.

Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

Let your diet be spare, your wants moderate, your needs few. So, living modestly, with no distracting desires, you will find content.

A noble person is mindful and thankful for the favors he receives from others.

Delusions, errors and lies are like huge, gaudy vessels, the rafters of which are rotten and worm-eaten, and those who embark in them are fated to be shipwrecked.