Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Backward, turn backward,
O Time, in your flight make me a child again just for to-night!
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
Those who read books cannot understand the teachings and, what’s more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the things going on in the mind, and always take that which is true in their own minds as their standard; never get muddled.
If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments.
