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 evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now.

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.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.

Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is awakened.

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The root of suffering is attachment.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

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

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.