Not by rituals and resolutions, nor by much learning, nor by celibacy, nor even by meditation can you find the supreme, immortal joy of nirvana until you extinguish your self-will.
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Siddhartha
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There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.
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Nothing remains without change.
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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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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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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
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All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
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All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.
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Offend in neither word nor deed. Eat with moderation. Live in your heart. Seek the highest consciousness. Master yourself according to the law. This is the simple teaching of the awakened.
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Love the whole world as a mother loves her only child.
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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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Love is a gift of one’s inner most soul to another so both can be whole.
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
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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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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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Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
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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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If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.
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If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.
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Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
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