Scholars who incessantly contemplate on acquiring strength and knowledge should also consider it their moral duty to impart knowledge to the ignorant, so that they can develop their mental faculties. This would automatically lead to the latter’s self-development and spiritual progress.
With the darkness of ignorance, selfishness and greed looming large in his mind, man is unable to radiate the indwelling light of love, compassion and brotherhood.
I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn, unrivalled, secure from attachment, undecaying and unstained. This condition is indeed reached by me - deep, difficult to see, difficult to understand, tranquil, excellent, beyond the reach of mere logic, subtle, and to be realised only by the wise.
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
The greatest comforts and lasting peace are obtained, when one eradicates selfishness from within.
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.
