Our very nature is Buddha, and apart from this nature there is no other Buddha.

- The Sutra of Hui Neng


If we're looking for outer conditions to bring us contentment, we're looking in vain.

- Ayya Khema, "Be An Island"

Just like a blossom, bright colored but scentless: a well-spoken word is fruitless when not carried out.

- Dhammapada, 4, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.


Loss of mindfulness is why people engage in useless pursuits, do not care for their own interests, and remain unalarmed in the presence of things which actually menace their welfare.

- Buddha

By giving, merit grows, by restraint, hatreds checked. He whos skilled abandons evil things. As greed, hate and folly wane, Nibbanas gained.

- Digha Nikaya