Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.
AKKINENI NAGARJUNAThe logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
More Akkineni Nagarjuna Quotes
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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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Some to rely on dualism, other on non-dualism; And to some he teaches the profound, The terrifying, the practice of enlightenment, Whose essence is emptiness that is compassion
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Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.
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That which arises dependent on something is not in the least that thing, neither is it different from it. Therefore, it is neither permanent or nothing.
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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
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The misery which follows pleasure is the pleasure which follows misery.
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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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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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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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There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still.
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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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So, to praise others for their virtues – Can but encourage one’s own efforts
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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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Without hope of reward Provide help to others. Bear suffering alone, And share your pleasures with beggars.
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