Develop a mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect poise of mind: follow calmness, the absence of pride.
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.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
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.
From craving is born grief, from craving is born fear. For one freed from craving there’s no grief – so how fear?
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
