A noble person is mindful and thankful for the favors he receives from others.

The wise say that it is not an iron, wooden or fiber fetter which is a strong one, but the besotted hankering after trinkets, children and wives, that, say the wise, is the strong fetter. It drags one down, and loose as it feels, it is hard to break. Breaking this fetter, people renounce the world, free from longing and abandoning sensuality.

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form

Please, try to eat a bit less meat, a bit more veggies from today. Let it become a habit gradually until not to eat meat anymore. Then, observe the changing of the body and spirit after eating veggies, fruits and grains.

You can search the world over and you will find no one who is more deserving of your kindness and well wishing than you yourself.

He who lives with his senses well controlled, moderate in his food and drink, he will not be overthrown, any more than the wind throws down a rocky mountain.

Look not to the faults of others, nor to their omissions and commissions. But rather look to your own acts, to what you have done and left undone.