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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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Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
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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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My acts are irrevocable Because they have no essence… Where are the doers of deeds Absent among their conditions?
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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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