When one sees that everything exists as an illusion, one can live in a higher sphere than ordinary man.

There is, monks, an unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned. If, monks, there were no unborn... no escape would be discerned from what is born, become, made, conditioned. But because there is an unborn..., therefore an escape is discerned from what is born, become, made, conditioned.

One is not low because of birth nor does birth make one holy. Deeds alone make one low, deeds alone make one holy.

Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken.

The fiercest fire is hatred.

I manifested in a dreamlike way to dreamlike beings and gave a dreamlike Dharma, but in reality I never taught and never actually came.

By oneself the evil is done, and it is oneself who suffers: by oneself the evil is not done, and by one's Self one becomes pure.