"Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all"

"The trouble is, you think you have time."

"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."

"You throw thorns, falling in my silence they become flowers."

"She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair."

"The greatest prayer is patience."

"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways."

"Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment."

"May all that have life be delivered from suffering"

"Kindness should become the natural way of life,not the exception."

"If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path."

"To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana."

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

"When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky"

"Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace."

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

"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."

"In separateness lies the world's greatest misery; in compassion lies the world's true strength."

"To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual."

"The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men."

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

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

"When you come upon a path that brings benefit and happiness to all, follow this course as the moon journeys through the stars."

"If you propose to speak always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind."

"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."

"If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with a fool."

"He is able who thinks he is able."

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship."

"If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature."

"People with opinions just go around bothering one another."

"Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind."

"There are no chains like hate...dwelling on your brother's faults multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey."

"Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence."

"Life is a river always flowing. do not hold onto things. work hard."

"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you."

""There "has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it."

"He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye."

"There isn't enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle."

"Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth."

"To insist on a spiritual practice that served you in the past is to carry the raft on your back after you have crossed the river."

"More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm."

"Most problems, if you give them enough time and space, will eventually wear themselves out"

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

"Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind."

"Every human being is the author of his own health or disease."

"Be greatly aware of the present."

"It is better to travel, than to arrive"

"Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts."

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

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