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My acts are irrevocable Because they have no essence… Where are the doers of deeds Absent among their conditions?

Akkineni Nagarjuna

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Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.
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The pleasure and misery of mankind revolve like a wheel.
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The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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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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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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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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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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Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.
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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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In peace there is profundity from which the highest respect arises from respect comes power and command therefore observe peace.
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Arise Command Dignity Highest Love Peace Power Profound Respect
So, to praise others for their virtues – Can but encourage one’s own efforts
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