Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.

An insincere and evil friend is more
to be feared than a wild beast;
a wild beast may wound your body,
but an evil friend will wound your mind.

A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an axe to cut it down

The virtuous man delights in this world and he delights in the next.

Living 24 hours with mindfulness is more worthwhile than living 100 years without it.

Embrace nothing:
If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha.
If you meet your father, kill your father.
Only live your life as it is,
Not bound to anything.

Patience is the highest asceticism.

Those which arise dependently are free of inherent existence.

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

There are two fatal errors that keep great projects from coming to life:
1) Not finishing
2) Not starting.

Mind is everything. What we think, we become.

Those who consider the inessential to be essential
And see the essential as inessential
Don't reach the essential,
Living in the field of wrong intention.

Give, even if you only have a little.

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.

Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.

An insincere friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

Let yourself be open and life will be easier.

Is this an ego high or a peaceful high?