As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
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Siddhartha
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She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.
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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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We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by loving kindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it.
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Don’t rush anything. When the time is right, it’ll happen.
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You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
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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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If you meditate earnestly, pure in mind and kind in deeds, leading a disciplined life in harmony with the dharma, you will grow in glory. If you meditate earnestly, through spiritual disciplines you can make an island for yourself that no flood can overwhelm.
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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
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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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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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Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.
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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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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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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 cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.
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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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Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is Awakened.
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The instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
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