Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
AKKINENI NAGARJUNAThe logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
More Akkineni Nagarjuna Quotes
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Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
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A person is not earth, not water, Not fire, not wind, not space, Not consciousness, and not all of them. What person is there other than these?
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One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more
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My acts are irrevocable Because they have no essence… Where are the doers of deeds Absent among their conditions?
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Just as the grammarian makes one study grammar,
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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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Even offering three hundred bowls of food three times a day does not match the spiritual merit gained in one moment of love.
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To others he taught non-duality, that some find profoundly frightening.
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Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.
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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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Imagine a magician Who creates a creature Who creates other creatures. Acts I perform are creatures Who create others.
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True knowledge is a virtue of the talented, but harmful to those without discernment.
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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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Like the love of a parent for an only child, the tenderness of the Compassionate One is all-pervasive.
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