Thus all things are subject to death, sorrow and suffering. I became aware that I too was of the same nature, the nature of beginning and end. What if I searched for that which underlies all creation, that which is nirvana, the perfect freedom from unconditioned existence?

Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy.

All beings tremble before violence. All love life. All fear death. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?

The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.

To awaken, sit calmly, letting each breath clear your mind and open your heart.

You are what you think about.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If people speak or act with evil thoughts, pain follows them. If people speak or act with pure thoughts, happiness follows them, like a shadow that never leaves them.