Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true.

As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.

Do not believe anything because it is said by an authority, or if it is said to come from angels, or from Gods, or from an inspired source. Believe it only if you have explored it in your own heart and mind and body and found it to be true. Work out your own path, through diligence.

For those who are ready the door to the deathless state is open. If you have ears give up the conditions that bind you and enter in.

One should follow a man of wisdom who rebukes one for one's faults, as one would follow a guide to some buried treasure. To one who follows such a wise man, it will be an advantage and not a disadvantage.

I, ever knowing the living beings Who tread the Path and those who do not In response to those who may be saved Preach to them a variety of dharmas, Each time having this thought: 'How may I cause the beings To contrive to enter the Unexcelled Path and quickly to perfect the Buddha-body?'

A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower.