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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Siddhartha
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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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As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
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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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What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.
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It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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May all beings have happy minds.
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Give, even if you only have a little.
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The root of suffering is attachment.
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I am the miracle.
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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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Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
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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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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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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
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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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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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What we think, we become.
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Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
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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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