My acts are irrevocable Because they have no essence… Where are the doers of deeds Absent among their conditions?
AKKINENI NAGARJUNASuch inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
More Akkineni Nagarjuna Quotes
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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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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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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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True knowledge is a virtue of the talented, but harmful to those without discernment.
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Like the love of a parent for an only child, the tenderness of the Compassionate One is all-pervasive.
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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 logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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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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Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
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A Buddha teaches according to the tolerance of his students; Some he urges to refrain from sins, others to do good,
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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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Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.
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Without hope of reward Provide help to others. Bear suffering alone, And share your pleasures with beggars.
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Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.
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