If there is only empty space, with no suns nor planets in it, then space loses its substantiality.

Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.

Besides the respect of the lives of human beings, all the animals and plants should be on the list too. That is the real humanitarianism.

Nirvana is this moment seen directly. There is no where else than here. The only gate is now. The only doorway is your own body and mind. There’s nowhere to go. There’s nothing else to be. There’s no destination. It’s not something to aim for in the afterlife. It’s simply the quality of this moment.

Make of yourself a light.

Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm.

Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.