The Self, having in dreams enjoyed the pleasures of sense, gone hither and thither, experienced good and evil, hastens back to the state of waking from which he started. As a man passes from dream to wakefulness, so does he pass from this life to the next.
In thinking, “This is I” and “That is mine”, he binds himself with his self, as does a bird with a snare.
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter which fork you use.
The self-confidence one builds from achieving difficult things and accomplishing goals is the most beautiful thing of all.
That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.
We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.
You should discover your own reality and not thwart yourself. For you have the self as your only friend, or as your only enemy.
Fight with yourself, why fight with external foes? He, who overcomes self will obtain happiness.
