Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.
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Siddhartha
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Ancient monk, living from donations.
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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Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.
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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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A disciplined mind brings happiness.
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Pain is certain; suffering is optional.
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A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again. But if he is peaceful, loving, and fearless, then he is in truth called wise.
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Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.
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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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Meditate ... do not delay, lest you later regret it.
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There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.
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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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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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Let all-embracing thoughts for all beings be yours.
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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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Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance.
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
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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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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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Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
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