Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

Neither my life of luxury in the palace -nor- my life as ascetic in the forest were ways to enlightenment.

So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering' - then you should abandon them.

If a viper lives in your room and you wish to have a peaceful sleep, you must first chase it out.

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.

The kingdom of heaven is closer than the brow above the eye but mankind does not see it.

You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred