“ Through countless births in the cycle of existence I have run, not finding although seeking the builder of this house; and again and again I faced the suffering of new birth. Oh housebuilder! Now you… Gautama Buddha
“ Bhikkus, all is burning. And what is the all that is burning?The eye is burning, visible forms are burning, eye-consciousness is burning, eye-contact is burning; also whatever is felt as pleasant or p… Gautama Buddha
“ These... things, householder, are welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world:Long life is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.Beauty is welcome, agreeable, ple… Gautama Buddha
“ There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed. Gautama Buddha
“ When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhu, every moment you are born, decay, and die. Gautama Buddha
“ Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men. Gautama Buddha
“ It is like a lighted torch whose flame can be distributed to ever so many other torches which people may bring along; and therewith they will cook food and dispel darkness, while the original torch it… Gautama Buddha
“ Like a caring motherholding and guarding the lifeof her only child,so with a boundless heartof lovingkindness,hold yourself and all beingsas your beloved children. Gautama Buddha
“ Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness. Gautama 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. Gautama Buddha
“ What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what i… Gautama Buddha
