All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If people speak or act with evil thoughts, pain follows them. If people speak or act with pure thoughts, happiness follows them, like a shadow that never leaves them.

How does one stay mindful? Where feelings are known as they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. Thoughts are known as they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. Perceptions are known they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. This is how a monk stays awake.

Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.

Your greatest weapon is your enemy's mind

Do not carry with you your mistakes. Do not carry your cares. Travel on alone. Like an elephant in the forest.

It is more important to prevent animal suffering, rather than sit to contemplate the evils of the universe praying in the company of priests.

Just as gold is burnt, cut and rubbed, Examine my words carefully and Do not accept them simply out of respect