All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else ~ Buddha

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.

However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them? - Buddha

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense -- Buddha

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him - Buddha

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves -- Buddha

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? - Buddha

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. Buddha

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 - Buddha

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. Buddha