the present moment

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

- Gautama Buddha

with our thoughts, we make the world

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

- Gautama Buddha

you yourself

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserves your love and affection.

- Gautama Buddha

count nothing

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

- Gautama Buddha 

the victory is yours

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

- Gautama Buddha

along the road of truth

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

- Gautama Buddha

the mind is pure

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

- Gautama Buddha

three things

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

- Gautama Buddha

by being shared

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

- Gautama Buddha

from within

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

- Gautama Buddha

be present

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

- Buddha