‘All conditioned things are impermanent’ — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.
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Siddhartha
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Let him not deceive another nor despise anyone anywhere. In anger or ill will let him not wish another ill.
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Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.
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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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The instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
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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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Life is suffering.
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Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!
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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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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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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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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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Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.
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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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Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.
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Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.
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Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.
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Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.
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He who sits alone, sleeps alone, and walks alone, who is strenuous and subdues himself alone, will find delight in the solitude of the forest.
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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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