Focusnot on the rudeness of others,not on what they've done or left undone,but on what you have done and have not doneyourself.

The no-mind not-thinks no-thoughts about no-things.

The self of which you speak, whether it is the great self or the small self, is only a concept that does not correspond to any reality.

Believe nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or because you yourselves have imagined it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to and take as your guide.

You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.

It is because I perceive the danger in the practice of mystic wonders, that I loath, abhor, and am ashamed thereof.

For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.