What we think, we become.

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With mindfulness, strive on.

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Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

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Let him not deceive another nor despise anyone anywhere. In anger or ill will let him not wish another ill.

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All conditioned things are impermanent—when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.

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Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.

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I will not look at another's bowl intent on finding fault: a training to be observed.

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He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake’s venom that so quickly spreads — such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.

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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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It seems that although we thought ourselves permanent, we are not. Although we thought ourselves settled, we are not. Although we thought we would last forever, we will not.

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Let him not deceive another nor despise anyone anywhere. In anger or ill will let him not wish another ill.

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There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.

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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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Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.

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Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

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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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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

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‘All conditioned things are impermanent’ — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.

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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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If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?

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