Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is Awakened.
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Siddhartha
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Ancient monk, living from donations.
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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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
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Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
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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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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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In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true strength.
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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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Meditate ... do not delay, lest you later regret it.
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Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.
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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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With mindfulness, strive on.
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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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Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity.
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Whatever living beings there may be — feeble or strong, long, stout, or of medium size, short, small, large, those seen or those unseen, those dwelling far or near, those who are born as well as those yet to be born — may all beings have happy minds.
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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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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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May all beings have happy minds.
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Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself.
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Leave behind confused reactions and become patient as the earth; unmoved by anger, unshaken as a pillar, unperturbed as a clear and quiet pool.
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