September 2009
29 posts
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind.
Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, an evil friend will wound your mind.
A good way lessens suffering, a great way routs it out.
By taking what is not given (stealing) one seldom reaches great freedom from animosity.
A GOOD friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flo …
Rely on real wisdom, not superficial interpretation.
Rely on the essence of your pure Wisdom Mind, not on judgmental perceptions.
Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.
Our inability to stand someone results from our lack of cultivation.
Rely on the teachings, not on the personality of the teacher.
Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by bei …
As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds.
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
Let yourself be open and life will be easier.
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting.
Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by …
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
August 2009
41 posts
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind.
If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
1000.s of candles can be lit from 1 candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by …
The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
