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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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I don't call myself a Buddhist. I'm a free spirit. I believe I'm here on earth to admire and enjoy it; that's my religion.

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Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.

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Nature will not be Buddhist: she resents generalizing, and insults the philosopher in every moment with a million fresh particulars.

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Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their quarrels.

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Long is the night for the sleepless. Long is the road for the weary. Long is samsara (the cycle of continued rebirth) for the foolish, who have not recognised the true teaching.

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When one is overcome by this wretched, clinging desire in the world, one's sorrows increase like grass growing up after a lot of rain.

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To cease from evil, to do good, and to purify the mind yourself, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas.

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The Tempter masters the lazy and irresolute man who dwells on the attractive side of things, ungoverned in his senses, and unrestrained in his food, like the wind overcomes a rotten tree. But the Tempter cannot master a man who dwells on the distasteful side of things, self-controlled in his senses, moderate in eating, resolute and full of faith, like the wind cannot move a mountain crag.

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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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Like a beautiful flower that is colorful but has no fragrance, even well spoken words bear no fruit in one who does not put them into practice.

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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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Journey over, sorrowless, freed in every way, and with all bonds broken - for such a man there is no more distress.

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If the situation was such that there was only one learned lama or genuine practitioner alive, a person whose death would cause the whole of Tibet to lose all hope of keeping its Buddhist way of life, then it is conceivable that in order to protect that one person it might be justified for one or 10 enemies to be eliminated if there was no other way.

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It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness that makes it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering causes the greatest fear.

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So, the tendency of our childish nature is to take small things too seriously and get easily offended, whereas when we are confronted with situations which have long-term consequences, we tend to take things less seriously

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To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation - this is the greatest blessing.

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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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Freedom is the real source of human happiness and creativity. Irrespective of whether you are a believer or nonbeliever, whether Buddhist, Christian, or Jew, the important thing is to be a good human being.

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Follow not after the vain, understand the ills of sense pleasures. One who is vigilant and meditative, obtains deep joy.

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