Let go the past, let go the future, and let go the present (front, back, middle). Crossing to the farther shore of existence, with mind released everywhere, do not further undergo birth and decay.

Little by little a person becomes evil, as a water pot is filled by drops of water... Little by little a person becomes good, as a water pot is filled by drops of water.

There is one thing that, when cultivated and regularly practiced, leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear comprehension, to vision and knowledge, to a happy life here and now, and to the culmination of wisdom and awakening. And what is that one thing? It is mindfulness centred on the body

One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the gods . . .

You are the source of all purity and impurity. No one purifies another.

Suffering is temporary, enlightenment is forever.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.