Let us live in joy, never falling sick like those who hate us. Let us live in freedom, without hatred even among those who hate.

Care about your children. Just bless them instead of worrying, as every child is the little Buddha who helps his parents to grow up.

But when one masters this wretched desire, which is so hard to overcome, then one's sorrows just drop off, like a drop of water off a lotus.

Even if a fool lived with a wise man all his life, he would still not recognise the truth, like a wooden spoon cannot recognise the flavour of the soup.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

Seeing the similarity to oneself, one should not use violence or have it used.

Sometime, somewhere you take something to be the truth. But if you cling to it too strongly, then even when the truth comes in person and knocks on your door, you will not open it.