"The thought manifests as the word;
The word manifests as the deed;
The deed develops into habit;
And habit hardens into character;
So watch the thought and its way with care;
And let it spring from love
Born out of concern for all beings...

As the shadow follows the body,
as we think, so we become."

-From the Dhammapada
(sayings of the Buddha)

"We can realize the ultimate meaning of life in ordinary human existence."

-Confucianist scholar Wei-Ming