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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.

Akkineni Nagarjuna

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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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So, to praise others for their virtues – Can but encourage one’s own efforts
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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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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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True knowledge is a virtue of the talented, but harmful to those without discernment.
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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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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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Without hope of reward Provide help to others. Bear suffering alone, And share your pleasures with beggars.
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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 logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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