A generous heart, kind speech, & a life of service & compassion are the things which renew humanity.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts; it comes from seeing what is true.

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.

Don't believe a teaching just because you've heard it from a man who's supposed to be holy, or because it's contained in a book supposed to be holy, or because all your friends and neighbors believe it. But whatever you've observed and analyzed for yourself and found to be reasonable and good, then accept that and put it into practice.

May we live like the lotus, at home in muddy water.

Moved by their selfish desires, people seek after fame and glory. But when they have acquired it, they are already stricken in years. If you hanker after worldly fame and practise not the Way, your labors are wrongfully applied and your energy is wasted. It is like unto burning an incense stick. However much its pleasing odor be admired, the fire that consumes is steadily burning up the stick.