The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.
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Siddhartha
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Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.
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Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.
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Offend in neither word nor deed. Eat with moderation. Live in your heart. Seek the highest consciousness. Master yourself according to the law. This is the simple teaching of the awakened.
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Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself.
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The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
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I will not look at another's bowl intent on finding fault: a training to be observed.
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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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They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.
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The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
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As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
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It seems that although we thought ourselves permanent, we are not. Although we thought ourselves settled, we are not. Although we thought we would last forever, we will not.
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Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.
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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 support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation — this is the greatest blessing.
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All conditioned things are impermanent—when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.
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The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest.
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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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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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One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.
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