"All conditioned things are impermanent — when one sees this with wisdom, then one turns away from suffering."

"Where self is, truth is not. Where truth is, self is not."

"Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame."

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think."

"In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true."