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There have been many Buddhas before me and will be many Buddhas in the future.

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An evil deed, like fresh milk, does not go bad suddenly. Smouldering, like fire covered by ashes, the evil deed follows the fool.

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During the day extend that attitude to everyone you meet. Practice cherishing the "simplest" person (clerks, attendants, etc) or people you dislike.

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One is not a great one because one defeats or harms other living beings. One is so called because one refrains from defeating or harming other living beings.

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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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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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The worlds originate so that truth may come and dwell therein.

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You yourself must make an effort. Buddhas are only show the way. The thoughtful who enter the way are freed from the bondage of defilements.

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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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Everything changes, nothing remains without change.

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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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But when one masters this wretched desire, which is so hard to overcome, then one's sorrows just drop off, like a drop of water off a lotus.

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It is easy to see the faults of others... it is hard to see our own.

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Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.

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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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True change is within; leave the outside as it is.

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Whoever doesn't flare up at someone who's angry wins a battle hard to win.

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After much seeking for truth and knowledge the profoundness of reality came to me with a clarity never before known.

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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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Basically, the Buddhist attitude is that you should not accept certain things through sheer faith. And for that you need a skeptical attitude. Buddha himself made this clear to his followers. He said you should not accept those things I taught out of respect for me, but rather through investigation by yourself.

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