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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Siddhartha
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Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
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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 cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.
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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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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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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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Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
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All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.
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Conquer anger through gentleness, unkindness through kindness, greed through generosity, and falsehood by truth.
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May all beings have happy minds.
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The root of suffering is attachment.
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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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Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.
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Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one’s own acts, done and undone.
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As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.
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If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current — how can he help others across?
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If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.
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Be truthful; do not yield to anger. Give freely, even if you have but little. The gods will bless you.
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If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?
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