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One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more

Akkineni Nagarjuna

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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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To others he taught non-duality, that some find profoundly frightening.
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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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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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Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
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Ultimate serenity is the coming to rest of all ways of taking things, the repose of named things; no truth has been taught by a Buddha for anyone, anywhere.
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Great compassion penetrates into the marrow of the bone. It is the support of all living beings.
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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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Without hope of reward Provide help to others. Bear suffering alone, And share your pleasures with beggars.
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Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.
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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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Just as the grammarian makes one study grammar,
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The misery which follows pleasure is the pleasure which follows misery.
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True knowledge is a virtue of the talented, but harmful to those without discernment.
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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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The Buddha taught some people the teachings of duality that help them avoid sin and acquire spiritual merit.
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