WHAT THE BUDDHA SAID

     Mindfulness is the way to the Deathless (Nibbana); unmindfulness is the way to Death. Those who are mindful do not die; those who are not mindful are as if already dead.

     The fool who knows that he is a fool can, for that reason, be a wise man; but the fool who thinks that he is wise is, indeed, called a fool.

     Not in the sky, nor in the middle of the ocean, nor in the cave of a mountain, nor anywhere else, is there a place, where one may escape from the consequences of an evil deed.

     Not to do evil, to cultivate merit, to purify one's mind - this is the Teaching of the Buddhas.

      Conquest begets enmity; the conquered live in misery; the peaceful live happily having renounced conquest and defeat.

     You yourselves should make the effort; the Tathagatas (Buddhas) only can show the way.

     The gift of tile Dhamma excels all gifts; the taste of the Dhamma excels all tastes; delight in the Dhamma excels all delights.

     Bhikkhus! if others should malign the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Samgha, you must not feel resentment, nor displeasure, nor anger on that account. If you feel angry or displeased , it will only be harmful to you.

     The Tathagata is one who talks about the past, the future and present only at the appropriate time, on what is true, what is beneficial and only on matters concerning doctrine and the Discipline.

     The Tathagata practises what he preaches and preaches only what he himself practises.

     Only the Teachings of mine can be described as perfect in every sense, complete in every detail, requiring nothing to add to or substract from, well taught and well imparted.

     All conditioned and compounded things (sankhara) have the nature of decay and disintegration. With mindfulness endeavour diligently.