"Not by mere eloquence, nor by handsome appearance, does a man become good-natured, should he be jealous, selfish and deceitful."
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"If there is only empty space, with no suns nor planets in it, then space loses its substantiality."
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"You must use the hook of precepts to quickly remove it."
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"He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake's venom that so quickly spreads, - such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin."
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"Meat-eating is condemned by the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Sravakas; if one devours meat out of shamelessness he will always be devoid of sense."
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"Wherever there is possession of marks, there is fraud ; wherever there is no-possession of no-marks, there is no fraud. Hence the Tathagata is to be seen from no-marks as marks."
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"Whoever sees me sees the teaching, and whoever sees the teaching sees me."
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"Pain is the outcome of sin."
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"Much though he recites the sacred texts, but acts not accordingly, that heedless man is like a cowherd who only counts the cows of others - he does not partake of the blessings of the holy life."
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"Therefore, do not eat meat which will cause terror among people, because it hinders the truth of emancipation; not to eat meat? this is the mark of the wise."
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"The darkest night is ignorance."
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"Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus with thy hand!"
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"Any material form, or thought, or feeling, past or present, should be regarded as, 'This is not mine, this is not what I am, this is not my self.'"
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"Awakening is natural,delusion is not"
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"Stay centered, do not overstretch. Extend from your center, return to your center."
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"Though one should live a hundred years without wisdom and control, yet better, indeed, is a single day's life of one who is wise and meditative."
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"One should refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs."
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"Few cross over the river. Most are stranded on this side. On the riverbank they run up and down. But the wise man, following the way, Crosses over, beyond the reach of death. He leaves the dark way For the way of light."
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"Hunger (for things) is the supreme disease."
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"A disciplined mind brings happiness."
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