It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
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Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.
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Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
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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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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
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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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Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
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You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.
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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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As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I. Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.
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Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.
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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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It is better to do nothing, than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself.
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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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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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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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Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.
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Nothing is forever except change.
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