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Careful amidst the careless, amongst the sleeping wide-awake, the intelligent man leaves them all behind, like a race-horse does a mere hack.

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Believe nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or because you yourselves have imagined it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to and take as your guide.

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Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred - this is the law Eternal.

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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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A kind man who makes good use of wealth is rightly said to possess a great treasure; but the miser who hoards up his riches will have no profit.

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If science proves facts that conflict with Buddhist understanding, Buddhism must change accordingly. We should always adopt a view that accords with the facts.

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To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and this transformation depends upon meditation. in order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge.

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Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world.

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Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

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Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms.

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Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be ye a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp; hold fast as a refuge to the truth. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.

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The gift of truth excels all other gifts.

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Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

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Suttas are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' that tell us what to believe. One should read them, listen to them, think about them, contemplate them, and investigate the present reality, the present experience with them. Then, and only then, can one insightfully know the truth beyond words.

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Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.

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Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

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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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The fool who thinks he is wise is just a fool. The fool who knows he is a fool is wise indeed.

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We will develop love, we will practice it, we will make it both a way and a basis.

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If beings knew, as I know, the results of sharing gifts, they would not enjoy their gifts without sharing them with others, nor would the taint of stinginess obsess the heart and stay there. even if it were their last and final bit of food, they would not enjoy its use without sharing it, if there were anyone to receive it

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