Do not dwell in the past,
Do not dream of the future,
Concentrate your mind on the present moment.

by Buddha

Seeing the faults of others is about missing opportunities to love. It's also about not having the skills to properly nourish ourselves with heart-warming interpretations as opposed to feeding ourselves a mental diet of poison.

When we are habituated with mentally picking out the faults of others, we tend to do this with ourselves as well. This can lead us to devalue our entire lives. What a tragedy it is when we overlook the preciousness and opportunity of our lives and our Buddha potential.

by Thubten Chodron

修道不难，但能放下万缘，人法双绝，四相皆空，平平实实做去即得。

by 虚云法师

大乘佛法是重在发菩提心，发菩提心是为了成就无上佛果，从发心到成佛可分为两个阶段，即般若道与方便道。

(1) 般若道是说明从初发心到入道见道的事，这一阶段以自利为主，重在如何通达诸法的性空之理。般若道讲的是发世俗菩提心。

(2) 方便道是说明从见道一直到达佛果的事，这一阶段以利他为主，重在如何运用方便度化众生。
   
修此二道也是修五种菩提的过程。
                                                                     

(1) 发心菩提，是凡夫于生中，初发上求佛道、下化众生的大心，重在发愿，属于十信位。

(2) 伏心菩提，是菩萨发心以后，依愿力去修行，从六度中渐渐降伏烦恼，与空相应，重在行持，属于三贤位。

(3) 明心菩提，是折伏烦恼以后，进而修习止观，以般若来证悟实相，重在证悟，属于初地到七地的果位。

以上这三种菩提属于般若道，是趣向菩提道中，由凡入圣的三个阶段，发的都是世俗菩提心，重在证悟，所得的果位尚未圆满。

(4) 出到菩提，发胜义菩提心得无生法忍以后，从此渐渐庄严佛土，成熟众生，渐渐出离三界，到达究竟圆满的果位，属于八地至十地的行果。

(5) 究竟菩提，究竟断除烦恼习气，自利利他究竟，圆满证得无上正等菩提，此是如来果位。
    

以上这两种菩提属于方便道，这是趣向佛果自利而利他的两个阶段，发的都是胜义菩提心，所证得的果位是究竟圆满的佛果。

All the faults of our mind – our selfishness, ignorance, anger, attachment, guilt, and other disturbing thoughts – are temporary, not permanent and everlasting. And since the cause of our suffering – our disturbing thoughts and obscurations – is temporary, our suffering is also temporary.

by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

心外无物，物外无心。心即是物，物即是心

by 达摩大师

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.

by Pema Chodron

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them, humanity cannot survive.

by Dalai Lama

The biggest thing in the world is mind.

by Ajahn Brahm

If you desire joy,
Completely forsake all attachment.
By forsaking completely all attachment
A most excellent ecstasy is found.

So long as (you) follow attachment
Satisfaction is never found.
Who ever reverses attachment
With wisdom attains satisfaction. .

by Buddha

Read yourself, not books. Truth isn't outside, that's only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle - if you don't fill it, it's useless.

by Ajahn Chah

念佛，一般人但知口念，而不晓得除此以外，还有更具深义的念佛。如仅是口称佛名，心不系念，实是不能称为念佛的。真正的念，要心心系念佛境，分明不忘。

by 印顺法师