The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
AKKINENI NAGARJUNAThings derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
More Akkineni Nagarjuna Quotes
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Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
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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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To others he taught non-duality, that some find profoundly frightening.
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In peace there is profundity from which the highest respect arises from respect comes power and command therefore observe peace.
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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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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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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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Without hope of reward Provide help to others. Bear suffering alone, And share your pleasures with beggars.
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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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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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Great compassion penetrates into the marrow of the bone. It is the support of all living beings.
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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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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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There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still.
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