Category: Buddhism

When this entire world is regarded as concatenation, as nothing else but concatenation, then the mind gains tranquility.

Lankavatara Sutra 78

A wise man is he who investigates both right and wrong.

The Dhammapada, Chapter 22 The Just, 256

If one holds oneself dear, one should diligently watch oneself. 

The Dhammapada, Chapter 12 The Self, 157

If anything is to be done, let one do it with sustained vigor.

The Dhammapada, Chapter 22 The State of Woe, 313

Heedful among the heedless, wide-awake among the sleepy, the wise man advances like a swift horse leaving behind a weak jade. 

The Dhammapada, 
Chapter 2 Heedfulness, 29

Wisdom never becomes perfect in one whose mind is not steadfast.

The Dhammapada, Chapter 3 The Mind, 38

Fruitful are the fair words of one who practices them.

The Dhammapada, Chapter 4 Flowers, 52

By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased.

The Dhammapada,
Chapter 1 The Pairs, 5