Buddha quote: "But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it"

It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one...
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The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no o...
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To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wi...
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As the Fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.
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Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final ...
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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It canno...
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Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shorten...
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we beco...
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Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought,...
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Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
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Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first bro...
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The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
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However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not a...
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A jug fills drop by drop.
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I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls...
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He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a...
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Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by th...
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No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
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To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
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The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
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You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and aff...
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We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a sh...
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Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water u...
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Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge is lost.
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Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows th...
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There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disc...
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The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or...
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Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will d...
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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you ...
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To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
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This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a shadow, a drop of dew,...
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On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and...
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The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the o...
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A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he...
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An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your bod...
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The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
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Love the whole world as a mother lovers her only child.
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Believe nothing, O monks, merely because you have been told it or because it is traditional, or beca...
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Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything simply be...
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Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you mer...
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Everything changes, nothing remains without change.
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Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace...
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A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another.
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There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
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It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no o...
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Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this d...
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You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself.
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'He insulted me, he cheated me, he beat me, he robbed me' -- those who are free of resentful thought...
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They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead ot...
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Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it...
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Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.
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Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and w...
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If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain...
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Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final ...
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The Buddhas do but tell the way; it is for you to swelter at the task.
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There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that ...
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Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, an...
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Fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds.
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It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one...
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Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled only by non-hatred -- this i...
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Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable...
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I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn, unrivalled, secure from attachment, undecaying ...
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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
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Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.
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Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.
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You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
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Born out of concern for all beings.
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Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
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On the contrary, Subhuti, those Bodhisattvas who, when these words of the sutra are being taught, wi...
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There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not startin...
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You only lose what you cling to.
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Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.
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Friendship is a treasured gift, and every time I talk with you I feel as if I'm getting richer and r...
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I am the miracle.
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It is to see the faults of others, but difficult to see once own faults. One shows the faults of oth...
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To support mother and father, to cherish wife and child and to have a simple livelihood; this is the...
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My doctrine is not a doctrine but just a vision. I have not given you any set rules, I have not give...
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Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.
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Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends
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Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows the ...
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To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana.
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The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in...
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Again a different meaning has to be understood.
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We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy...
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Don't pray for lighter burdens, but for stronger backs.
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A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he esca...
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain pea...
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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an ...
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Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
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Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.
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Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shorten...
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Everyone is gifted - but some people never open their package
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Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply becau...
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Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.
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He is able who thinks he is able.
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Hatred does not cease in this world by hating, but by not hating; this is an eternal truth.
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It is better to travel well than to arrive.
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Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
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I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world.
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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
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There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not sta...
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Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.
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Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace ...
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Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
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Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
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Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
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He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
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The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which ...
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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you ...
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You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
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What we think, we become.
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The mind is everything. What you think you become.
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With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelso...
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You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
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To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must f...
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Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
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He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
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I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
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To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong ...
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Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.
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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be sho...
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Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
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To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wi...
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In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have b...
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Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome...
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Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
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All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world...
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I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha ...
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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appear...
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What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person ...
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When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listeni...
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Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields a...
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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It canno...
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As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts....
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A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, o...
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Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward an...
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As the flectcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts...
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To understand everything is to forgive everything
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You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we beco...
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought. -Buddha.
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There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is...
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May all that have life be delivered from suffering. Buddhist prayer.
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The thought manifests as the word;
The word manifests as the deed;
The deed develops into ha...
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If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without shar...
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Holding onto anger is like grasping onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. ...
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Let the wise guard their thoughts, which are difficult to perceive, extremely subtle, and wander at ...
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As the Fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we bec...
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What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of t...
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Wherever there is possession of marks, there is fraud ; wherever there is no-possession of no-marks,...
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Follow then the shining ones, the wise, the awakened, the loving, for they know how to work and forb...
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As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve...
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Do not speak harshly to any one; those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry spe...
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A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another th...
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Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hol...
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Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion ...
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Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way ...
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The ocean has only one taste, the taste of salt. Truth has only one taste, the taste of freedom.
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A man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others.
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From the Dharma should one see the Buddhas, From the dharma-bodies come their guidance. Yet dharma's...
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The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
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On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the ...
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Health is the first benefit. Content is the fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is ...
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Wish I am free from barriers when I die, and Buddha will welcome me from far away. - Buddha
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To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the good l...
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All beings are not only the parents in the past. They will become the Buddha in the future. If you f...
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Prefer the afterlife is better than this one. Never let this life is better than next one. - Buddha
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giving the best to others are giving the best to ourselves. The value of life is not based on how lo...
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Give the people --- confidence. Give the people --- delight. Give the people --- hope. Give the peop...
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Why since I am myself subject to birth, ageing, disease, death, sorrows and defilement, do I seek af...
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Nothing is permanent.
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The good shine from afarLike the snowy Himalayas.The bad don't appearEven when near,Like arrows shot...
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Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water un...
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Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you mer...
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The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And...
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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you ...
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There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
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There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that ...
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To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.
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Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it...
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Inward calm cannot be maintained unless physical strength is constantly and intelligently replenishe...
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And again, Subhuti, suppose a woman or a man were to renounce all their belongings as many times as ...
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But to take refuge in the Buddha, the Dhammas and the Sangha and to see with real understanding the ...
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Known they are, Subhuti, to the Tathagata through his Buddha-coginition. Seen they are, Subhuti, by ...
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Embrace nothing:
If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha.
If you meet your father, kill yo...
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True Friends like ivy and the wall, both stand together, and together fall.
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Better the man that conquer a thousand thousand men is the one who conquer one, himself.
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In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own mi...
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Laugh a lot, and when you're older, all your wrinkles will be in the right places
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But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it

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But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it

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