Buddha

The sage knows the beginning and the end of consciousness.
Its production and passing away--
The sage knows that it came from nowhere and returns to nowhere.
And is empty of reality, like a conjuring trick.



When body and mind dissolve,
They do not exist anywhere,
Any more than musical notes lay heaped up anywhere.

All the elements of being come into existence
After having been non-existent;
And having come into existence pass away



For one who is free from views
There are no ties,
For one who is delivered by understanding
There are no follies;
But those who grasp after views and philosophical opinions,
They wander about in the world annoying people.



Wakefulness is the way to life.
The fool sleeps
As if he were already dead,
But the master is awake
And he lives forever



With single-mindedness
The master quells his thoughts.
He ends their wandering.
Seated in the cave of the heart,
He finds freedom.



As long as people desire Enlightenment
And grasp after it,
It means that delusion is still with them;
Therefore, they who are following the way of Enlightenment
Must not grasp at it,
And if they reach Enlightenment
They must not linger in it.



Few cross over the river.
Most are stranded on this side.
On the riverbank they run up and down.

But the wise man, following the way,
Crosses over, beyond the reach of death.

Free from desire,
Free from possessions,
Free from the dark places of the heart.

Free from attachment and appetite,
Following the seven lights of awakening,
And rejoicing greatly in his freedom,
In this world the wise man
Becomes himself a light,
Pure, shining, free



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



Do not look for bad company
Or live with those who do not care.
Find friends who love the truth.



It is you who must make the effort.
The masters only point the way.



Never neglect your work
For another's
However great his need.

Your work is to discover your work
And the with all your heart
To give yourself to it



Do only what you do not regret



We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts we make the world.



If energy is applied too strongly,
It will lead to restlessness,
And if energy is too lax
It will lead to lassitude.
Therefore, keep your energy in balance
And in this way focus your attention



Meditate.
Life purely.
Be quiet. Do your work, with mastery.



In this world
Hate never yet dispelled hate.
Only love dispels hate.
This is the law,
Ancient and inexhaustible.

You too shall pass away.
Knowing this, how can you quarrel?



Look to your own faults,
What you have done or left undone.
Overlook the faults of others.




The greatest gain is to give to others;
The great loss is to receive without gratitude