Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.
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If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.
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It seems that although we thought ourselves permanent, we are not. Although we thought ourselves settled, we are not. Although we thought we would last forever, we will not.
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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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The root of suffering is attachment.
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It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true strength.
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Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.
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Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.
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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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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
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There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.
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We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by loving kindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it.
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Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life.
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A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated — this is the greatest blessing.
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I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me.
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Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.
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Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.
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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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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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