Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
With our thoughts we make the world.
Believe nothing, No matter where you read it, Or who has said it, Not even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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 dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.
I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, and in my way of life
I think what happens in a religious life is that we have those experiences of affirmation and that one starts to live a Christian life or a Jewish life or a Muslim life or a Buddhist life, by affirming that affirmation each day. Each day you say 'Yes' to that Yes. So the life of being a Christian for example, is always a life of double affirmation, that you each day say 'Yes' to those counter-experiences of saying 'Yes', even when you're not experiencing them at that time, you're remaining loyal to that experience.
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