A Buddha teaches according to the tolerance of his students; Some he urges to refrain from sins, others to do good,
AKKINENI NAGARJUNAThe teachings of elegant sayings Should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift of words of wisdom, Any price will be paid.
More Akkineni Nagarjuna Quotes
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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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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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The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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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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Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.
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True knowledge is a virtue of the talented, but harmful to those without discernment.
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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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Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
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Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.
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The misery which follows pleasure is the pleasure which follows misery.
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Like the love of a parent for an only child, the tenderness of the Compassionate One is all-pervasive.
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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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Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.
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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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