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.
Be determined. The Tempter masters the lazy and irresolute man who dwells on the attractive side of things, ungoverned in his senses, and unrestrained in his food, like the wind overcomes a rotten tree.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If you speak or act with an evil thought, pain follows. If you speak or act with a pure thought, happiness follows, like a shadow that never leaves.
From craving is born grief, from craving is born fear. For one freed from craving there’s no grief – so how fear?
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting.
