If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.

Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life.

I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake on Earth as a drop of oil on my foot.

To be selfish, greedy and unwilling to help the needy gives rise to future starvation and clothlessness.

In protecting oneself, others are protected; In protecting others, oneself is protected.

In what is seen, there should be just the seen; In what is heard, there should be just the heard; In what is sensed, there should be just the sensed; In what is thought, there should be just the thought. He should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should he incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak in the world.