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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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
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Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
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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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Life is suffering.
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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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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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Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.
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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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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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Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth.
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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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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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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
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It is easy to see the faults of others, but difficult to see one’s own faults. One shows the faults of others like chaff winnowed in the wind, but one conceals one’s own faults as a cunning gambler conceals his dice.
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One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.
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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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The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
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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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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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