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Siddhartha
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Ancient monk, living from donations.

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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Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.

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

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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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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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Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.

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If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.

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If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current — how can he help others across?

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Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.

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Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

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Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draw it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follow a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.

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

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

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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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Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.

#buddha #hindu #quotes #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy

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.

#buddha #hindu #quotes #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy

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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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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One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

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