"There are these two kinds of gifts: a gift of material things & a gift of the Dhamma. Of the two, this is supreme: a gift of the Dhamma."
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Gautama Buddha quotes (page 42 of 59)
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"If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater."
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"Household life is crowded and dusty; life gone forth is wide open... Suppose I shave off my hair and beard, put on the ochre robe, and go forth from the home life into homelessness."
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"When you realize how perfect [or at least better than it could be] everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky."
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"If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs,follow that wise man ; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him."
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"They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma. Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination."
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"Do not give up your authority and follow blindly the will of others. This way will lead to only delusion."
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"Better than a meaningless story of a thousand words is a single word of deep meaning which, when heard, produces peace."
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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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"Hayatın birliğini tecrübe eden kişi bütün canlıları kendinde, kendini de bütün canlılarda görür ve herşeye tarafsız bir gözle bakar. / He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye."
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"Like the mother of the world, touch each being as your beloved child."
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"The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve."
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"Born out of concern for all beings."
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"May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending each other. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness- the children, the aged, the unprotected- be guarded by beneficent celestials, and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood."
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"Of what I know, I have told you only a little. Why have I not told you the rest? Because it would not lead you to Nirvana."
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"You are what you think about."
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"Like a caring mother holding and guarding the life of her only child, so with a boundless heart of loving kindness, hold yourself and all beings as your beloved children."
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"Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world: As star at dawn, a bubble in a stream A flash of lightning in a summer cloud A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream"
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"The true master lives in truth, in goodness and restraint, non-violence, moderation, and purity."
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"In our interactions with others, gentleness, kindness, respectare the source of harmony"
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