All living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas.

Just as the bee takes the nectar and leaves without damaging the color or scent of the flowers, so should the sage act in a village.

To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.

The poisonous serpent of afflictions is sleeping in your mind; just as if a black viper were asleep in your room. You must use the hook of precepts to quickly remove it. When the sleeping snake is gone, then you can rest at ease.

Suffering is an illusion.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought; it is founded on our thoughts; it is made up of our thoughts. A man's life is the direct result of his thoughts... We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.