Member The Buddha
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A single lamp may light hundreds of thousands of lamps without itself being diminished.
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Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.
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Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.
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As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.
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Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.
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We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by lovingkindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it.
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Do I speak at the right time, or not? Do I speak of facts, or not? Do I speak gently or harshly? Do I speak profitable words or not? Do I speak with a kindly heart, or inwardly malicious?
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Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.
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Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.
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Whoever doesn’t flare up at someone who’s angry wins a battle hard to win.
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Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.
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Radiate boundless love towards the entire world…
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When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.
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‘All conditioned things are impermanent’ — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.
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I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me.