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.
AKKINENI NAGARJUNA
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.
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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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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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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The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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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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Imagine a magician Who creates a creature Who creates other creatures. Acts I perform are creatures Who create others.
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The misery which follows pleasure is the pleasure which follows misery.
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The pleasure and misery of mankind revolve like a wheel.
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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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Just as the grammarian makes one study grammar,
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True knowledge is a virtue of the talented, but harmful to those without discernment.
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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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One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more
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So, to praise others for their virtues – Can but encourage one’s own efforts
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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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The Buddha taught some people the teachings of duality that help them avoid sin and acquire spiritual merit.
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