Do not vainly lament, but do wonder at the rule of transiency and learn from it the emptiness of human life. Do not cherish to unworthy desire that the changeable might become unchanging.

A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated - this is the greatest blessing.

One should strive to understand what underlies sufferings and diseases - and aim for health and well-being while gaining in the Path.

To him in whom love dwells, the whole world is but one family.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.

Yet the Teaching is simple. Do what is right. Be pure. At the end of the way is freedom.