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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All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
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Everything in moderation, including moderation.
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They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.
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Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!
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To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation — this is the greatest blessing.
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Give, even if you only have a little.
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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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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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Life is suffering.
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To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.
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If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.
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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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All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
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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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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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May all beings have happy minds.
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I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me.
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If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.
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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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