All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.
AKKINENI NAGARJUNA
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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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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Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.
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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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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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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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Great compassion penetrates into the marrow of the bone. It is the support of all living beings.
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Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.
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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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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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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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The pleasure and misery of mankind revolve like a wheel.
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One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more
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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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So, to praise others for their virtues – Can but encourage one’s own efforts
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Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.
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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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