He who has gold makes and accomplishes whatever he wishes in the world and finally uses it to send souls read more

He who has gold makes and accomplishes whatever he wishes in the world and finally uses it to send souls to paradise.

So on he fares, and to the border comes,
Of Eden, where delicious Paradise,
Now nearer, crowns read more

So on he fares, and to the border comes,
Of Eden, where delicious Paradise,
Now nearer, crowns with her enclosure green,
As with a rural mound, the champain head
Of a steep wilderness.

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the read more

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end

Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life read more

Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God's Paradise.

There is no expeditious road
To pack and label men for God,
And save them by the read more

There is no expeditious road
To pack and label men for God,
And save them by the barrel-load.
Some may perchance, with strange surprise,
Have blundered into Paradise.

Someone who has set out in the vehicle of a Bodhisattva should decide that `I must lead all the beings read more

Someone who has set out in the vehicle of a Bodhisattva should decide that `I must lead all the beings to nirvana, into that realm of nirvana which leaves nothing behind'. What is this realm of nirvana which leaves nothing behind ?

If one cannot catch the bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.

If one cannot catch the bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.

Nor count compartments of the floors,
But mount to paradise
By the stairway of surprise.

Nor count compartments of the floors,
But mount to paradise
By the stairway of surprise.

Dry your eyes--O dry your eyes,
For I was taught in Paradise
To ease my breast of read more

Dry your eyes--O dry your eyes,
For I was taught in Paradise
To ease my breast of melodies.