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Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.

Akkineni Nagarjuna

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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.
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One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more
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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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My acts are irrevocable Because they have no essence… Where are the doers of deeds Absent among their conditions?
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The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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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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In peace there is profundity from which the highest respect arises from respect comes power and command therefore observe peace.
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The misery which follows pleasure is the pleasure which follows misery.
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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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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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Imagine a magician Who creates a creature Who creates other creatures. Acts I perform are creatures Who create others.
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