The instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
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Siddhartha
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Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is Awakened.
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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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What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.
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No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
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One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.
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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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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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If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.
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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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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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Our life is shaped by our mind. We become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.
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A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated — this is the greatest blessing.
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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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If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.
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Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.
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Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.
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No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
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All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
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Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
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