Piyawadana

In solitude, the mind and body Are not troubled by distraction. Therefore leave this worldly life And totally abandon mental wandering.

Unruly beings are as unlimited as space. They cannot possibly all be overcome, But if I overcome thoughts of anger alone. This will be equivalent to vanquishing all foes. Shantideva

See all living beings as your father or mother, and love them as if you were their childA Atisa

We are the authors of our own destiny; and being the authors, we are ultimately, perhaps frighteningly, free. Śāntideva

All the suffering in this world arises from wishing ourselves to be happy. All the happiness in this world arises from wishing others to be happy. Shantideva

All the joy the world contains Has come through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains Has come through wanting pleasure for oneself. Śāntideva

If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good. Shantideva

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The…

Your castle of earth and stone may be beautiful, but unless you dwell in the fortress of the unchanging, you must depart and leave it behind. So keep to the fortress of the unchanging! Maha Guru Padmasambhava

You don’t have to be a philosopher; you just have to want to know who you are. -Maha Guru Padmasambhava-