Leave behind confused reactions and become patient as the earth; unmoved by anger, unshaken as a pillar, unperturbed as a clear and quiet pool.
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Siddhartha
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Ancient monk, living from donations.
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
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Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.
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Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.
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Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.
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There is no fire like passion. There is no shark like hatred. There is no snare like folly. There is no torrent like greed.
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Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
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Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.
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I am the miracle.
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Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.
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It is better to do nothing, than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself.
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Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
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May all beings have happy minds.
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Live every act fully, as if it were your last.
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As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I. Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.
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Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.
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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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Train your eyes and ears; train your nose and tongue. The senses are good friends when they are trained. Train your body in deeds, train your tongue in words, train your mind in thoughts. This training will take you beyond sorrow.
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Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.
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He who sits alone, sleeps alone, and walks alone, who is strenuous and subdues himself alone, will find delight in the solitude of the forest.
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