Avoid always buying discounted goods, as it can lead to potential feelings of inferiority.
Commit to saving 30% of your income, even if you can only maintain it for a year.
To reach the pure land, one must purify the mind; as the mind becomes pure, so does the Buddha's land; as one liberates all sentient beings, so does the Buddha's land become pure.
Walk your own path as you wish, and let others say what they will. There is no need to waste words with people from different circles, nor to argue with those of low character. Such is the world: when you do well, no one notices; when you do poorly, everyone complains. You may do a hundred good deeds without praise, but one bad deed will attract criticism from all.
Life is full of disappointments. Sometimes we hold ourselves too high, sometimes we see life too clearly, and sometimes we oversimplify things. You may think you are important to others, but you might not be; only when you value yourself will others see your worth. It is often in obscurity that one can truly blossom into a beautiful life.
A thousand bushels of grain are still just three meals a day; ten thousand pieces of gold are still just a cycle of day and night; ten mansions are still just a single bed; a hundred luxury cars are still fraught with worries; high status and high salary are still just the daily grind; a multitude of concubines are still just a night's pleasure; delicacies are still just a full stomach; wealth and honor are but passing clouds. Whether money is much or little, as long as it is enough to live on; whether one is old or young, health is what matters most.
Passion is the wind that fills the sails. While the wind may sometimes tear the sails, without it, the ship cannot sail.