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There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still.

Akkineni Nagarjuna

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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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The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
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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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So, to praise others for their virtues – Can but encourage one’s own efforts
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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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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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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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Just as the grammarian makes one study grammar,
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The misery which follows pleasure is the pleasure which follows misery.
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Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.
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To others he taught non-duality, that some find profoundly frightening.
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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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My acts are irrevocable Because they have no essence… Where are the doers of deeds Absent among their conditions?
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