Monks, when ignorance is abandoned, and knowledge arises in the monk, with the ending of ignorance and the arising of knowledge he clings neither to sense-pleasures, nor does he cling to views, nor to precepts and vows, nor to a Self-doctrine. Not clinking, he is not disturbed; not disturbed, he attains individually nibbana.

Love is beauty and beauty is truth, and that is why in the beauty of a flower we can see the truth of the universe.

Life is so very difficult. How can we be anything but kind.

Like the mother of the world, touch each being as your beloved child.

If one man kills a hundred men, and another man masters himself, the second man is the much greater warrior.

If there is a God, it is inconceivable that he would be concerned about my day to day affairs.

He who, seeking his own happiness, punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after his death.