People cleave to their worldly possessions and selfish passions so blindly as to sacrifice their own lives for them. They are like a child who tries to eat a little, honey smeared on the edge of a knife. The amount is by no means sufficient to appease his appetite, but he runs the risk of wounding his tongue.

A brahmin once asked The Blessed One: "Are you a God?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "Are you a saint?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "Are you a magician?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "What are you then?" "I am awake."

You have to do your own work; Enlightened Ones will only show the way. Those who practise meditation will free themselves from the chains of death

True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it

It is easy to see the faults of others... it is hard to see our own.

It is our minds that create this world.