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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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Imagine a magician Who creates a creature Who creates other creatures. Acts I perform are creatures Who create others.
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Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.
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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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The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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The misery which follows pleasure is the pleasure which follows misery.
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Someone who has acted carelessly, But later becomes careful and attentive, Is as beautiful as the bright moon emerging from the clouds.
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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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In peace there is profundity from which the highest respect arises from respect comes power and command therefore observe peace.
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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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