One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.
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Siddhartha
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Ancient monk, living from donations.
Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
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Your own self is your master; who else could be? With yourself well controlled, you gain a master very hard to find.
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When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.
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Not by rituals and resolutions, nor by much learning, nor by celibacy, nor even by meditation can you find the supreme, immortal joy of nirvana until you extinguish your self-will.
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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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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
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Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.
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Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
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Meditate. Do not delay, lest you later regret it.
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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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You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.
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Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.
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Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
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Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox.
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You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.
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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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Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well-spoken words: this is good luck.
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Like someone pointing to treasure is the wise person who sees your faults and points them out. Associate with such a sage.
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