PHILOSOPHY

Remember always that you are just a visitor here, a traveller passing through, your stay is short and the moment of your departure unknown.

None can live without toil and a craft that provided your needs is a blessing indeed. But if you toil without rest, fatigue and weariness will overtake you, and you will be denied the joy that comes from labours end.

Speak kindly and be not forward with either opinions or advice. If you talk much, this will make you deaf to what others say, and you should know that there are few wise that they cannot learn from others.

Be near when help is needed, but far when praise and thanks are being offered.

Take small account of might, wealth and fame, for they soon pass and are forgotten. Instead nurture love within you and strive to be a friend to all. Truly, compassion is a balm for many wounds.

Treasure silence when you find it, and while being mindful of your duties, set time aside to be alone with yourself.

Cast off pretence and self-deception and see yourself as you really are.

Dhammavadaka.