Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draw it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follow a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.
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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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Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.
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Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one’s own acts, done and undone.
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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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Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.
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Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
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If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current — how can he help others across?
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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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You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
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Love the whole world as a mother loves her only child.
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Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
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Meditate. Do not delay, lest you later regret it.
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A disciplined mind brings happiness.
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One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.
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Nothing is forever except change.
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If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
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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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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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