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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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So, to praise others for their virtues – Can but encourage one’s own efforts
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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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One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more
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The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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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 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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The misery which follows pleasure is the pleasure which follows misery.
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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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Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
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Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.
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