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To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.
Do not think lightly of good, that nothing will come of it. A whole water pot will fill up from dripping drops of water.
Like a lovely flower full of color but lacking in fragrance, are the words of those who do not practice what they teach.
Analyzing through special insight and realizing the lack of inherent existence constitute understanding of the signless.
Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme.
Follow not after the vain, understand the ills of sense pleasures. One who is vigilant and meditative, obtains deep joy.
All that has been hidden is rising, there is no stopping it! These things you cannot hide: the sun, the moon, and TRUTH.
The good shine from afar Like the snowy Himalayas. The bad don't appear Even when near, Like arrows shot into the night.
As I am, so are others as others are, so am I. Having thus identified self and others, harm no one nor have them harmed.
There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.
Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.
Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead, But the master is awake And he lives forever.
Being generous and kindly in speech, doing a good turn for others, and treating all alike. One like this will be praised.
If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great.
Keeping away for all evil deeds, cultivation of life by doing good deeds and purification of mind from mental impunities.
The glorious chariots of kings wear out, and the body wears out and grows old; but the virtue of the good never grows old.
Through our senses the world appears. Through our reactions we create delusions.Without reactions the world becomes clear.
We living beings, right down to crickets, ants, mosquitoes , and flies, all possess life that is without beginning or end.
Radiate boundless love towards the entire world - above, below, and across - unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.
Men who are addicted to the passions are like the torch-carrier running against the wind; his hands are sure to be burned.
Of what I know, I have told you only a little. Why have I not told you the rest? Because it would not lead you to Nirvana.
By whomsoever no evil is done in deed, or word, or thought, him I call a Brahmin (holy man) who is guarded in these three.
The fool who recognizes his foolishness, is a wise man. But the fool who believes himself a wise man, he really is a fool.
This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a shadow, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning.
Through true honestydeeply believethat all sentient-beings are one.That all beings have the sametrue nature,wisdom,virtue.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Whatever the hateful do to the hateful, or an enemy to an enemy, worse is the harm of a misguided mind directed at oneself.
From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear.
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.
Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.
A man who did not have but one wife in the Resurrection that woman will not be his but be taken from him & given to another.
If you're respectful by habit, constantly honoring the worthy, four things increase: long life, beauty, happiness, strength.
If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear.
We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act.
I am, I am not, I will be, I will not be are vein thoughts which is a sickness and once all are eliminated no desire arises.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
Do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others.
Only within our body, with its heart and mind, can bondage and suffering be found, and only here can we find true liberation.
Observe the life by cause and consequence. Explore the life by wisdom. Treat the life by equality. Complete the life by love.
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment
One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the gods . . .
As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb the color & fragrance of the flower; so do the wise move through the world.
When you come upon a path that brings benefit and happiness to all, follow this course as the moon journeys through the stars.
A fool thinks it like honey so long as the bad deed does not bear fruit, but when it does bear fruit he experiences suffering.
Watering the flowers and the trees, whispering to them, talking to them. Then, they will grow to be more bright and luxuriant.
Health is the first benefit. Content is the first fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is the first happiness.
Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless lives, whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possession.
As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth.
If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current - how can he help others across?