If you find someone with wisdom, good judgment, and good actions; make him a companion.

If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear.

To share happiness, and to have done something good before leaving this life is sweet.

But ...meat eating in any form, in any manner, and in any place is unconditionally and once and for all prohibited ...Meat eating I have not permitted to anyone, I do not permit, I will not permit.

Care about your children. Just bless them instead of worrying, as every child is the little Buddha who helps his parents to grow up.

If a man can control his body and mind and thereby refrains from eating animal flesh and wearing animal products, I say he will really be liberated.

To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat... the food of the wise is that which is consumed by the sadhus [holymen]; it does not consist of meat... There may be some foolish people in the future who will say that I permitted meat-eating and that I partook of meat myself, but... meat-eating I have not permitted to anyone, I do not permit, I will not permit meat-eating in any form, in any manner and in any place; it is unconditionally prohibited for all.