To awaken, sit calmly, letting each breath clear your mind and open your heart.

From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear.

All compounded things are subject to decay. Strive with diligence!

By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we acquire great treasures.

If you are tossed about by doubts, full of strong thoughtless passions, and yearning only for that which is detrimental, your thirst will grow stronger and stronger, unquenched, and your pain will grow with your defilements.

How easy it is to see your brother's faults, How hard it is to face your own. You winnow his in the wind like chaff, But yours you hide, Like a cheat covering up an unlucky throw. Dwelling on your brother's faults Multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. See how you love.

You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. See how you love.