Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts
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. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.
Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?
Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.
As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.
Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.
Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.
All life is temporary Why worry about anything that's only temporary
The poisonous serpent of afflictions is sleeping in your mind; just as if a black viper were asleep in your room. You must use the hook of precepts to quickly remove it. When the sleeping snake is gone, then you can rest at ease.
Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup.
Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.
One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the gods . . .
He who harms living beings is, for that reason, not an ariya (a Noble One); he who does not harm any living being is called an ariya.
A victor only breeds hatred, while a defeated man lives in misery, but a man at peace within lives happily, abandoning up ideas of victory and defeat.
Live every act fully, as if it were your last.
Fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds.
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.
There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now.
Stay centered, do not overstretch. Extend from your center, return to your center.
This is my child, this is my wealth: such thoughts are the preoccupations of fools. If we are unable to own even ourselves, why make such claims?
Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.
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