Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind.

A truly wise man does not play leapfrog with a unicorn.

However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?

When the sleeping snake is gone, then you can rest at ease.

If the traveler cannot find master or friend to go with him, let him travel alone rather than with a fool for company.

Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will for seven days appear to you in their benign and peaceful aspect. Their light will shine upon you, ... Wonderful and delightful though they are, The Buddhas may nevertheless frighten you. Do not give in to your fright! Do not run away! Serenely contemplate the spectacle before you! Overcome your fear, and feel no desire! Realize that these are the rays of the grace of the Buddhas, who come to receive you into their Buddha-realms. Pray to them with intense faith and humility.

When ignorant people see someone who is dead, they are disgusted and horrified, even thought they too will be dead some day. I thought to myself: I don't want to be like the ignorant people. After then, I couldn't feel the usual intoxication with life anymore.