--When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.
--Because you are alive, everything is possible.
--Smile, breathe and go slowly.
--My actions are my only true belongings.
--To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
--Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
--So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.
--You have heard the law that says, 'Love your neighbor' and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!
--Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.
--Love your neighbor as yourself.
--Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else.
--There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
--Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
--We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.
--To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
--All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
--An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
--Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
--Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
--Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Is Buddhism a religion?
Albert Einstein once said this of Buddhism, "The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogmas and theology. Covering both natural and spiritual, it should be based on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual and a meaningful unity. Buddhism answers this description. If there is any religion that would cope with modern scientific needs, it would be Buddhism."
