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My acts are irrevocable Because they have no essence… Where are the doers of deeds Absent among their conditions?

Akkineni Nagarjuna

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To others he taught non-duality, that some find profoundly frightening.
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All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.
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Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.
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A highly learned man has two sources of happiness: either he abandons all earthly interests, or else he possesses much which could be abandoned.
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He who does not attempt to make peace / When small discords arise, / Is like the bee’s hive which leaks drops of honey / Soon, the whole hive collapses.
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Some to rely on dualism, other on non-dualism; And to some he teaches the profound, The terrifying, the practice of enlightenment, Whose essence is emptiness that is compassion
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That which arises dependent on something is not in the least that thing, neither is it different from it. Therefore, it is neither permanent or nothing.
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Ultimate serenity is the coming to rest of all ways of taking things, the repose of named things; no truth has been taught by a Buddha for anyone, anywhere.
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Someone who has acted carelessly, But later becomes careful and attentive, Is as beautiful as the bright moon emerging from the clouds.
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Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.
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One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more
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The Buddha taught some people the teachings of duality that help them avoid sin and acquire spiritual merit.
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The teachings of elegant sayings Should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift of words of wisdom, Any price will be paid.
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Just as the grammarian makes one study grammar,
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So, to praise others for their virtues – Can but encourage one’s own efforts
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