Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others. |
As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts. |
Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world. |
Do not dwell in the past, do not dwell in the future, concetrate the mind on the present moment. |
Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as their refuge, they shall reach the topmost height. |
Everything changes, nothing remains without change. |
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. |
A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering. |
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned. |
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it. |
Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes. |
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. |
Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide. |
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. |
Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. |
You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together. |
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good. |
Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. |
Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world. |
Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace. |
