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"Do not interrogate silence because silence is mute; do not expect anything from the gods, nor should you try to bribe them with gifts, because it is in ourselves that we must look for liberation."
"Love is a fleeting emotion, to reach true nirvana one must know themselves and forsake love, for it breeds contempt"
"Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted."
"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."
"All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill."
"She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair."
"Confusion conditions activity, which conditions consciousness, which conditions embodied personality, which conditions sensory experiences, which conditions impact, which conditions mood, which conditions craving, which conditions clinging, which conditions becoming, which conditions birth, which conditions aging and death."
"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue."
"Which do you think is more my friend, the water in the four great oceans or the tears that you have shed on this long way of taking birth again and again?"
"The gift of Truthovercomes all gifts.The joy of Truthovercomes all pleasures.The taste of Truthovercomes all sweetness."
"Neither my life of luxury in the palace -nor- my life as ascetic in the forest were ways to enlightenment."
"Look upon him who shows you your faults as a revealer of treasure: seek his company who checks and chides you, the sage who is wise in reproof: it fares well and not ill with him who seeks such company."
"The greatest impurity is ignorance. Free yourself from it. Be pure."
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If people speak or act with evil thoughts, pain follows them. If people speak or act with pure thoughts, happiness follows them, like a shadow that never leaves them."
"Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind."
"Speak the truth. Give whatever you can. Never be angry. These three steps will lead you Into the presence of the gods."
"Rain falls, wind blows, plants bloom, leaves mature and are blown away; these phenomena are all interrelated with causes and conditions, are brought about by them, and disappear as the causes and conditions change."
"Learn this from the waters: in mountain clefts and chasms, loud gush the streamlets, but great rivers flow silently."
"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. It can be argued that peace and happiness comes from the subjective internalised perspective of realizing things could be worse and being grateful they aren't. The alternative view that peace and happiness comes from the objective external perspective of having more and better things than at present, while important for growth, can be a never-ending source of jealousy, dissatisfaction and disappointment. A balance of the two, where people are grateful for what they have while striving for more seems the best blended perspective."
""Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness."