All living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas.

Do not interrogate silence because silence is mute; do not expect anything from the gods, nor should you try to bribe them with gifts, because it is in ourselves that we must look for liberation.

When the sleeping snake is gone, then you can rest at ease.

Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.

There is no more self-contradictory concept than that of idle thoughts. What gives rise to the perception of a whole world can hardly be called idle. Every thought we have either contributes to truth or to illusion.

It is more important to prevent animal suffering, rather than sit to contemplate the evils of the universe praying in the company of priests.

Man should make himself a lot of good karma.