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Those who consider the inessential to be essential And see the essential as inessential Don't reach the essential, Living in the field of wrong intention

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There are no chains like hate...dwelling on your brother's faults multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey.

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To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome.

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It is our minds that create this world.

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Letting go of our suffering is the hardest work we will ever do.

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So too, monks, I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.

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Sometimes it's better to be kind than to be right. We do not need an intelligent mind that speaks, but a patient heart that listens. You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger

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Resolutely train yourself to attain peace

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A disciplined mind brings happiness.

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There are, O monks, these four lights. What four? The light of the moon, the light of the sun, the light of fire, and the light of wisdom. Of these four lights, the light of wisdom is supreme.

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Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.

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If one man kills a hundred men, and another man masters himself, the second man is the much greater warrior.

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Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus with thy hand!

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When a monk is an arahant, with his fermentations ended - one who has reached fulfillment, done the task, laid down the burden, attained the true goal, totally destroyed the fetter of becoming, and is released through right gnosis - the thought doesn't occur to him that 'There is someone better than me,' or 'There is someone equal to me,' or 'There is someone worse than me.'

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The ocean, king of mountains and the mighty continents Are not heavy burdens to bear when compared To the burden of not repaying the world's kindness.

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In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation.

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By three things the wise person may be known. What three? He sees a shortcoming as it is. When he sees it, he tries to correct it. And when another acknowledges a shortcoming, the wise one forgives it as he should.

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One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing from behind a cloud.

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We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act.

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Be lamps unto yourselves; be your own confidence. Hold truth within yourselves.

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