It is not life and wealth and power that enslave men, but the cleaving to life and wealth and power.
Gautama BuddhaThe fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.
Gautama BuddhaAbstain from all sinful, unwholesome actions, perform only pious wholesome ones, purify the mind; this is the teaching of enlightened ones
Gautama BuddhaRealizing the doctrine of dependent-arising, the wise do not at all partake of extreme views
Gautama Buddha