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A highly learned man has two sources of happiness: either he abandons all earthly interests, or else he possesses much which could be abandoned.

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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Driven Log Moving River Together Wave Wood
Like the love of a parent for an only child, the tenderness of the Compassionate One is all-pervasive.
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All Child Compassionate Like Love Pervasive Tenderness
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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Arise Attempt Bee Discord Drop Hive Honey Leak Peace Soon Whole
The pleasure and misery of mankind revolve like a wheel.
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Like Mankind Misery Pleasure Revolve Wheel
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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Coming Compassion Emptiness Enlightenment Essence Profound Serenity Teach Ultimate
All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.
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Buddhist Doctrine Enter Essence Fabrication Philosophy Single True
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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Attentive Beautiful Careless Cloud Emerge Moon Someone
Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.
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Desire Just Pleasure Still
Imagine a magician Who creates a creature Who creates other creatures. Acts I perform are creatures Who create others.
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Act Create Creature Imagine Magician Other Perform
My acts are irrevocable Because they have no essence… Where are the doers of deeds Absent among their conditions?
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Absent Act Condition Deed Doer Essence
One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more
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Harm Injure Injured More Shortened Vegetarian
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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According Buddham Teacher God Other Refrain Sin Student Tolerance Urge
The Buddha taught some people the teachings of duality that help them avoid sin and acquire spiritual merit.
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Avoid Buddhist Duality Merit People Some Spiritual Taught Teach
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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Bowl Buddhist Day Gain Hundred Match Movement Offering Spiritual Time
The misery which follows pleasure is the pleasure which follows misery.
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Follow Misery Pleasure Wheel
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

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