I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.
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. [ ]
Now may every living thing, young or old, weak or strong, living near or far, known or unknown, living or departed or yet unborn, may every living thing be full of bliss.
He has no need for faith who knows the uncreated, who has cut off rebirth, who has destroyed any opportunity for good or evil, and cast away all desire. He is indeed the ultimate man.
The aware do not die; The unaware are as though dead already.
Though you recite much scripture, If you are unaware and do not act according You are like a cowherd counting others' cattle, Not a sharer in the wanderer's life.
Though you might conquer in battle A thousand times a thousand men, You're the greatest battle-winner If you conquer just one - yourself.
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 t...
All beings tremble before danger, all fear death. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill.
If he makes himself as good as he tells others to be, then he in truth can teach others. Difficult indeed is self-control.
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 lamp To lighten the way. Then hurry, hurry. When your light shines Without impurity or desire You will come into the...
Greater than all the joys Of heaven and earth, Greater still than dominion Over all the worlds, Is the joy of reaching the stream.
I shall live here in the rains, There in winter, Elsewhere in summer," muses the fool, Not aware of the nearness of death.
Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.
Watchfulness is the path of immortality: Unwatchfulness is the path of death. Those who are watchful never die: Those who do not watch are already as dead. Those who with a clear mind have seen this truth, Those who are wise and ever watchful, They f...
One who utters speech that isn't rough But instructive and truthful So that he offends no one, Him I call Brahmin.
If there is no wound in your hand You can carry poison in your hand. Poison does not attack one who is unwounded. There is no evil for one who does not do evil.
