Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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Siddhartha
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Ancient monk, living from donations.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
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Health is the best gift, contentment the best wealth, trust the best kinsman, nirvana the greatest joy. Drink the nectar of the dharma in the depths of meditation, and become free from fear and sin.
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All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
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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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A disciplined mind brings happiness.
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Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life.
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Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well-spoken words: this is good luck.
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You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.
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What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.
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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, wise people are diligent.
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The instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
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Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
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Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.
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Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draw it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follow a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.
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If you meditate earnestly, pure in mind and kind in deeds, leading a disciplined life in harmony with the dharma, you will grow in glory. If you meditate earnestly, through spiritual disciplines you can make an island for yourself that no flood can overwhelm.
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A disciplined mind brings happiness.
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Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.
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Everything that happens to us is the result of what we ourselves have thought, said, or done. We alone are responsible for our lives.
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