Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever's not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.

Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it

To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat.

Let us live most happily, free from hatred in the midst of the hateful; Let us remain free from hatred in the midst of people who hate.

If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with a fool.

The mind precedes all things, the mind dominates all things, the mind creates all things.