The world is full of suffering. Birth is suffering, decre- pitude is suffering, sickness and death are sufferings. To face a man of hatred is suffering, to be separated from a beloved one is suffering, to be vainly struggling to satisfy one's needs is suffering. In fact, life that is not free from desire and passion is always involved with suffering.

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

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

All descriptions of reality are temporary hypotheses.

Fill your mind with compassion.

When a man makes utensils out of a metal which has been thoroughly cleansed of dross, the utensils will be excellent. You monks, who wish to follow the Way, make your own hearts clean from the dirt of evil passion, and your conduct will be unimpeachable.

Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred - this is the law Eternal.