You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.

No one saves us but ourselves.
No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

When a bird is alive it eats ants,
when the bird is dead ants eat the bird.

Time and circumstances can change at any time.
Don’t hurt or evaluate anyone in life.

You may be powerful today, but remember,
time is more powerful than you.

One tree makes a million match sticks,
only one match stick need to burn a million trees.

Holding into anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

Believe nothing,
no matter where you read it or who has said,
not even if I have said it,
unless it agrees with your own reason
and your own common sense.

Health is the greatest gift,
Contentment the greatest wealth,
Faithfulness the best relationship.

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

Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet.
Do your work with mastery.
Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds. Shine.

Following the Noble Path is like entering a dark room with a Light in the hand.
The darkness will all be Cleared away, and the Room will be filled with Light.

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.

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

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

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.