God sees the inner spirit stripped of flesh, skin, and all debris. For his own mind only touches the spirit that he has allowed to flow from himself into our bodies. And if you can act the same way, you will rid yourself of all suffering. For surely if you are not preoccupied with the body that encloses you, you will not trouble yourself about clothes, houses, fame, and other showy trappings.

When you are annoyed at someone's mistake, immediately look at yourself and reflect how you also fail; for example, in thinking that good equals money, or pleasure, or a bit of fame. By being mindful of this you'll quickly forget your anger, especially if you realize that the person was under stress, and could do little else. And, if you can, find a way to alleviate that stress.

If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it.

My only fear is doing something contrary to human nature - the wrong thing, the wrong way, or at the wrong time.

It is possible to depart from life at this moment. Have this thought in mind whenever you act, speak, or think.

Thou seest how few be the things, the which if a man has at his command his life flows gently on and is divine.

All things fade and quickly turn to myth.