1.“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
2.“What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.”
3.“You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
4.“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
5.“A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”
6.“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”
7.“She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.”
8.“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.”
9.“Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.”
10.“It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”
11.“As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.”
12.“A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
13.“If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?”
14.“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change. ”
15.“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky”
16.“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
17.“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it”
18.“Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it.
19.“Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.”
20.“As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all. ”
21.“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
22.“There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.”
23.“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”
24.“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”
25.“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”
26.“There are no chains like hate…dwelling on your brother’s faults multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey.”
27.“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
28.“The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment”
29.“You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.”
30.“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”
31.“If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.”
32.“Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods.”
33.“If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with a fool.”
34.“There isn’t enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle.”
35.“To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.”
36.“Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.
37.“Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.”
38.“The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men.”
39.“Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all”
40.“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot 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.”
41.“In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.”
42.“It is like a lighted torch whose flame can be distributed to ever so many other torches which people may bring along; and therewith they will cook food and dispel darkness, while the original torch itself remains burning ever the same. It is even so with the bliss of the Way.”
43.“Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another.”
44.“A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.”
45.“Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to overcome others who bear arms. This does not end hatred, but gives it room to grow. But, ancient wisdom has advocated a different timeless strategy to overcome hatred. This eternal wisdom is to meet hatred with non-hatred. The method of trying to conquer hatred through hatred never succeeds in overcoming hatred. But, the method of overcoming hatred through non-hatred is eternally effective. That is why that method is described as eternal wisdom. ”
46.“A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root of a wild vine and swung himself down over the edge. The tiger sniffed at him from above. Trembling, the man looked down to where, far below, another tiger was waiting to eat him. Only the vine sustained him.
47.“What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.”
48.“All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts and made up of our thoughts. If a man speak or act with an evil thought, suffering follows him as the wheel follows the hoof of the beast that draws the wagon…. If a man speak or act with a good thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him.”
49.“Now, Kalamas, don’t go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, ‘This contemplative is our teacher.’ When you know for yourselves that, ‘These qualities are skilful; these qualities are blameless; these qualities are praised by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to welfare & to happiness’ — then you should enter & remain in them.
50.“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”