Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
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Siddhartha
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Everything that happens to us is the result of what we ourselves have thought, said, or done. We alone are responsible for our lives.
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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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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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Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.
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‘All conditioned things are impermanent’ — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.
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Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.
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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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As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
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I am the miracle.
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Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity.
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Train your eyes and ears; train your nose and tongue. The senses are good friends when they are trained. Train your body in deeds, train your tongue in words, train your mind in thoughts. This training will take you beyond sorrow.
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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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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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All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.
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The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
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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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Like someone pointing to treasure is the wise person who sees your faults and points them out. Associate with such a sage.
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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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She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.
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