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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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The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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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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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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In peace there is profundity from which the highest respect arises from respect comes power and command therefore observe peace.
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One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more
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So, to praise others for their virtues – Can but encourage one’s own efforts
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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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Without hope of reward Provide help to others. Bear suffering alone, And share your pleasures with beggars.
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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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To others he taught non-duality, that some find profoundly frightening.
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The pleasure and misery of mankind revolve like a wheel.
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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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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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True knowledge is a virtue of the talented, but harmful to those without discernment.
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Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.
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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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