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.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
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.
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.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
