You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection.

It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness that makes it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering causes the greatest fear.

If you're respectful by habit, constantly honoring the worthy, four things increase: long life, beauty, happiness, strength.

Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

If you endeavor to embrace the Way through much learning, the Way will not be understood. If you observe the Way with simplicity of heart, great indeed is this Way.

Truth is always truth, untruth is always untruth. This is what matters, this is right desire.