Just as a chariot is verbalized, in dependence on collections of parts, so conventionally a sentient being, is set up depending on the mental and physical aggregates

Believe, meditate, see. Be harmless, be blameless. Awake to the law. And from all sorrows free yourself.

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.

The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.

Dignity and quiet joy in all that we do are the expression of perfect concentration and perfect wisdom.

If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind.

The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.