Subhuti, someone might fill innumerable worlds with the seven treasures and give all away in gifts of alms, but if any good man or any good woman awakens the thought of Enlightenment and takes even...

Bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya:For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world.

Vsetko co sme, je dosledkom je dosledkom toho, co sme si mysleli

May all that have life be delivered from suffering

Just to say ‘I believe’ or ‘I do not doubt’ does not mean that you understand and see. To force oneself to see and accept a thing without understanding is political and not spiritual or...

Purity or impurity depends on oneself,No one can purify another.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.

Jīvaka, I say that there are three instances in which meat should not be eaten: when it is seen, heard, or suspected [that the living being has been slaughtered for oneself]. I say that meat...

Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and...

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are...

Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit; even tiny drops of water in the end will fill a huge vessel.Do not overlook negative actions merely because they are small; however...

Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life.

You are as the yellow leaf.The messengers of death are at hand.You are to travel far away.What will you take with you?You are the lampTo lighten the way.Then hurry, hurry.When your light shinesWithout impurity or...

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

a dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. a man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.

So too, friend, purification of virtue is for the sake of reaching purification of mind; purification of mind is for the sake of reaching purification of view; purification of view is for the sake of...

When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhu, every moment you are born, decay, and die.

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

those which arise dependently are free of inherent existence.

The Way is not in the sky; the Way is in the heart.

Greater than all the joysOf heaven and earth,Greater still than dominionOver all the worlds,Is the joy of reaching the stream.

Attachment leads to suffering.

Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.[Verse 223]

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

Bhikkus, all is burning. And what is the all that is burning?The eye is burning, visible forms are burning, eye-consciousness is burning, eye-contact is burning; also whatever is felt as pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant...

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

Meditate, Ānanda, do not delay, or else you will regret it later. This is our instruction to you.

those which are produced from causes are not produced. they do not have an inherent nature of production. those which depend on causes are said to be empty; those who know emptiness are aware.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Through countless births in the cycle of existence I have run, not finding although seeking the builder of this house; and again and again I faced the suffering of new birth. Oh housebuilder! Now you...

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.

In the endthese things matter most:How well did you love?How fully did you live?How deeply did you let go?

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

The virtuous man delights in this world and he delights in the next

Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.

Through the round of many births I roamed without reward, without rest, seeking the house-builder. Painful is birth again & again.House-builder, you’re seen!You will not build a house again.All your rafters broken,the ridge pole destroyed,gone...

Those who consider the inessential to be essential And see the essential as inessential Don’t reach the essential, Living in the field of wrong intention

Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.

How wonderful! How wonderful! All things are perfect, exactly as they are.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to overcome others who bear arms. This does not end hatred, but gives it room to grow. But, ancient wisdom has...

All phenomena do not inherently exist because of being dependent-arisings. All phenomena do not inherently exist because of being dependently imputed.

Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods.