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If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.

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Inflamed by greed, incensed by hate, confused by delusion, overcome by them, obsessed by mind, a man chooses for his own affliction, for others' affliction, for the affliction of both and experiences pain and grief.

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Life is so very difficult. How can we be anything but kind.

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

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True and lasting inner peace can never be found in external things. It can only be found within in. And then, once we find and nurture it with ourselves, it radiates outward.

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As you travel though life, offer good wishes to each being you meet.

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So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering' - then you should abandon them.

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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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Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everythiong else.

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Suffering is temporary, enlightenment is forever.

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If a man's thoughts are muddy, If he is reckless and full of deceit, How can he wear the yellow robe? Whoever is master of his own nature, Bright, clear and true, He may indeed wear the yellow robe.

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Attachment leads to suffering.

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The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

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From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear.

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A brahmin once asked The Blessed One: "Are you a God?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "Are you a saint?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "Are you a magician?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "What are you then?" "I am awake."

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Go forth in every direction- for the happiness, the harmony, the welfare of the many. Offer your heart, the seeds of understanding, like a lamp overturned and re-lit, illuminating the darkness.

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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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He who, calm and clear as the moon, hankers no more for continuity-he is holy.

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To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

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Look not for refuge to anyone beside yourself. Heed fast to the truth as a lamp.

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