Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being.

A non-religious person when awaken would make others sleep. Therefore his sleeping is good. A religious person when awaken will awaken others. Therefore his awakening is good.

A non-religious prison when awaken would make others sleep. Therefore his sleeping is good. A religious person when awaken will awaken others. Therefore his awakening is good.

A man is seated on top of a tree in the midst of a burning forest. He sees all living beings perish. But he doesn’t realize that the same fate is soon to overtake him also. That man is fool.

In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.

All breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away.

Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.

Don't accumulate if you do not need. The excess of wealth in your hands is for the society, and you are the trustee for the same.

Every man from his worth can build and increase his net worth.

Be aware of the company you keep. You'd be surprised how easily they rub off on you. You don't want to attract the wrong influence.

For my part, I wish all guns with their belongings and everything could be sent to hell, which is the proper place for their exhibition and use.

If you want to know what your thoughts were like in the past, look at your body today. If you want to know what your body will look like in the future, look at your thoughts today.

I don't know why I still find it so hard to accept that words are faulty and by their very nature innacurate

I encourage you to make money and to become enlightened. The two are not necessarily different. Have fun with whatever you do because we are only here for a while.

I think ingenuity is part of our DNA. That plus curiosity, plus the willingness to commit.

You can be aware of your past without being it.

It is harder to see than it is to express. The whole value of art rests in the artist's ability to see well into what is before him.

I'm not speaking as someone who has reached satori or anything else. I'm a student.