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Like the love of a parent for an only child, the tenderness of the Compassionate One is all-pervasive.

Akkineni Nagarjuna

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Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
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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 logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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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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Great compassion penetrates into the marrow of the bone. It is the support of all living beings.
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