The self of which you speak, whether it is the great self or the small self, is only a concept that does not correspond to any reality.

When one drives away the negligent through vigilance, he climbs the heights of wisdom, and can see the suffering masses. Serene, you look upon the lost like one that stands on a mountain sees those that stand upon the plain.

Born out of concern for all beings.

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

Seeing the Way is like going into a dark room with a torch; the darkness instantly departs, while the light alone remains. When the Way is attained and the truth is seen, ignorance vanishes and enlightenment abides forever.

We begin to die from the moment we are born, for birth is the cause of death. The nature of decay is inherent in youth, the nature of sickness is inherent in health, in the midst of life we are verily in death.

Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise.