The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but rain your kindness equally on all.

Let your mind become clear like a still forest pool.

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

Just as the bee takes the nectar and leaves without damaging the color or scent of the flowers, so should the sage act in a village.

From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear.

The only way to bring peace to the earth is to learn to make our own life peaceful.