To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
Blessed with a priceless life, why should I not fit it with compassion for all beings?
From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust. God watches them play and forgets the priest.
You may control a mad elephant; You may shut the mouth of the bear and the tiger; Ride the lion and play with the cobra; By alchemy you may earn your livelihood; You may wander through the universe incognito; Make vassals of the gods; be ever youthful; You may walk on water and live in fire; But control of the mind is better and more difficult.
