To insist on a spiritual practice that served you in the past is to carry the raft on your back after you have crossed the river.

Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think.

Whatever a person frequently thinks and reflects on, that will become the inclination of their mind.

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts

Don't give way to heedlessness or to intimacy with sensual delight - for a heedful person, absorbed in jhana, attains an abundance of ease.

When things are going well, be mindful of adversityWhen prosperous, be mindful of povertyWhen loved, be mindful of thoughtfulnessWhen respected, be mindful of humility

As a lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world