Your own self is your master; who else could be? With yourself well controlled, you gain a master very hard to find.
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The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
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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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There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.
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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 meditate earnestly, pure in mind and kind in deeds, leading a disciplined life in harmony with the dharma, you will grow in glory. If you meditate earnestly, through spiritual disciplines you can make an island for yourself that no flood can overwhelm.
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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
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Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
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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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Good people keep on walking whatever happens. They do not speak vain words and are the same in good fortune and bad. If one desires neither children nor wealth nor power nor success by unfair means, know such a one to be good, wise, and virtuous.
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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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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
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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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The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.
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Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
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Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.
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The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
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Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.
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