"If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another."
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"The root of suffering is attachment"
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"What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?"
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"Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun."
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"The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings."
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"Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent."
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"You can only lose what you cling to."
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"The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable."
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"A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering."
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"By eating meat we share responsibility for causing climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian can make a difference in the health of our planet."
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"Within this moment, the only moment that exists, the past, present and future are contained."
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"Those who awaken never rest in one place. Like swans, they rise and leave the lake. On the air they rise and fly an invisible course. Their food is knowledge. They live on emptiness. They have seen how to break free. Who can follow them?"
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"Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son, so one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings, and loving-kindness towards all the world. One should cultivate an unbounded mind, above and below and across, without obstruction, without enmity, without rivalry. Standing, or going, or seated, or lying down, as long as one is free from drowsiness, one should practice this mindfulness. This, they say, is the holy state here."
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"Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair."
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"If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him."
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"Imagine a multidimensiona l spider's web in the early morning covered with dew drops. And every dew drop contains the reflection of all the other dew drops. And, in each reflected dew drop, the reflections of all the other dew drops in that reflection. And so ad infinitum. That is the Buddhist conception of the universe in an image."
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"What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds."
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"Love is reckless; not reason. Reason seeks a profit. Loves comes on strong, consuming herself unabashed. Yet in the midst of suffering love proceeds like a millstone, hard surfaced and straight forward. Having died to self interest, she risks everything and asks for nothing. Love gambles away every gift God bestows. Without cause God gave us Being; without cause give it back again. Gambling yourself away is beyond any religion. Religion seeks grace and favor, but those who gamble these away are God's favorites, for they neither put God to the test nor knock at the door of gain and loss."
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"He who, seeking his own happiness, punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after his death."
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"Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts."
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