Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train.

If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.

Any material form, or thought, or feeling, past or present, should be regarded as, 'This is not mine, this is not what I am, this is not my self.'

And he who has considered all the contrasts on this earth, and is no more disturbed by anything whatever in the world, the Peaceful One, freed from rage, from sorrow, and from longing, he has passed beyond birth and decay.

By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we acquire great treasures.

One is not low because of birth nor does birth make one holy. Deeds alone make one low, deeds alone make one holy.

Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead, But the master is awake And he lives forever.