"To abstain from all evil, to cultivate the good, and to purify one's mind — this is the teaching of all Buddhas."

"Do not believe anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. Do not believe anything because it is spoken and rumored…"

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

"What is the world? It is a fleeting show, a transient dream. What is life? It is a momentary flash, a passing shadow."

"You are what you think. All that you are arises from your thoughts. With your thoughts, you make your world."