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Siddhartha
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Ancient monk, living from donations.

True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift.

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Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

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One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.

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Everything in moderation, including moderation.

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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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In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true strength.

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Whatever living beings there may be — feeble or strong, long, stout, or of medium size, short, small, large, those seen or those unseen, those dwelling far or near, those who are born as well as those yet to be born — may all beings have happy minds.

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Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

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Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance.

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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

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To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life. Foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

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May all beings have happy minds.

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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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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

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The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.

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Don’t run after pleasure and neglect the practice of meditation. If you forget the goal of life and get caught in the pleasures of the world, you will come to envy those who put meditation first.

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May all beings have happy minds.

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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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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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Love is a gift of one’s inner most soul to another so both can be whole.

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