"For those who are ready the door to the deathless state is open. If you have ears give up the conditions that bind you and enter in."
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"The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is right, not unrighteous; third, what's pleasing, not displeasing; fourth, what is true, not false."
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"Establish your mind as necessary for knowledge and remembrance. Establish a mind free of grasping to anything."
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"I have the True Dharma Eye, the Marvelous Mind of Nirvana, the True Form of the Formless, and the Subtle Dharma Gate, independent of words and transmitted beyond doctrine. This I have entrusted to Mahakashyapa."
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"The gift of the Truth beats all other gifts. The flavour of the Truth beats all other tastes. The joy of the Truth beats all other joys, and the cessation of desire conquers all suffering"
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"The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal of awakening."
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"When one, abandoning greed, feels no greed for what would merit greed, greed gets shed from him - like a drop of water from a lotus leaf."
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"Whoever makes love grow boundless, and sets his mind for seeing the end of birth, his fetters are worn thin. If he loves even a single being, Good will follow. But the Noble One with compassionate heart for all mankind, generates abounding good."
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"Like a beautiful flower, full of colour, but without scent, are wise words when spoken, but fruitless these words are when not carried out by the speaker."
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"To cease from evil, to do good, and to purify the mind yourself, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas."
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"Look within, thou art the Buddha."
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"There is, Oh Monks, a not-born, a not-become, a not-made, a not-compounded. Monks, if that unborn, not-become, not-made, not-compounded were not, there would be no escape from this here that is born, become, made and compounded."
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"Don't rely on logic alone, nor speculation. Don't infer or be deceived by appearances."
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"The hunger of passions is the greatest disease."
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"Follow not after the vain, understand the ills of sense pleasures. One who is vigilant and meditative, obtains deep joy."
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"Rid of craving and without clinging, an expert in the study of texts, and understanding the right sequence of the words, he may indeed be called "In his last body", "Great in wisdom" and a "Great man.""
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"An evil deed, like fresh milk, does not go bad suddenly. Smouldering, like fire covered by ashes, the evil deed follows the fool."
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"(They) were responsible for spreading the Buddhist religion throughout India and East Asia."
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"One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the gods . . ."
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"Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering."
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