One should see that all appearance is like mist and fog.
My religion is not deceiving myself.
Take the lowest place, and you shall reach the highest.
To attain Buddhahood ... we must scatter this life's aims and objects to the wind.
My religion is to live and die without regret.
When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick: every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower. One only throws a stick at a lion once.