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I never lost or fail, not yet conquered. If I fall seven times, I get up eight
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Conquered Eight Fall never
One clings to life although there is nothing to be called life; another clings to death although there is nothing to be called death. In reality, there is nothing to be born; consequently, there is nothing to perish.
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Although Another Call Cling Death Life One
The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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All Dharma Nature Pure Truth
Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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Follow Iranian Joy Path Silent Unmove Wind
As long as you’re enthralled by a lifeless form, you’re not free.
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Enthrailed Free Lifeless Long
As mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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Condition Morais Ourselves Rule
You can’t know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.
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Deceive Hype Long Mena Real
People who don’t see their own nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are liars and fools.
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Fool Liar Nature People Practice See Thoughtfulness Time
All Buddhas preach emptiness. Why? Because they wish to crush the concrete ideas of the students. If a student even clings to an idea of emptiness, he betrays all Buddhas.
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Buddha Cling Concrete Crush Emptiness Idea Preach Student
The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They’re not the Way.
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Behind Truth Ultimate Way Word
The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.
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Appearance Detach Essence Freedom Goal Practice Way
Worship means reverence and humility. It means revering your real self and humbling delusions. If you can wipe out evil desires and harbor good thoughts, even if nothing shows, it’s worship. Such form is its real form.
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Delusion Humanity Humbling Mean Real Reverence Self Worship
To have a body is to suffer. Does anyone with a body know peace? Those who understand this detach themselves from all that exists and stop imagining or seeking anything. The sutras say, “To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.” When you seek nothing, you’re on the Path.
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Anyone Body Peace Sexist Stop Suffer Themselves Understand
The essence of the Way is detachment.
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Death Essence Way
All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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Condition Depend Experience Joy Suffer
Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.
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Enlight Million One Only Person Teacher

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