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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Siddhartha
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Ancient monk, living from donations.
Nothing is forever except change.
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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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Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
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The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of limitless range?
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
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Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.
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Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.
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Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.
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If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
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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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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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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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Everything in moderation, including moderation.
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Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth.
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Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.
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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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What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.
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Nothing remains without change.
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