There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now.

So too, monks, I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.

Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.

To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

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.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.