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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

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How blissful it is, for one who has nothing. Attainers-of-wisdom are people with nothing. See him suffering, one who has something, a person bound in ...more

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Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.

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Purity or impurity depends on oneself,No one can purify another.

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First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words;Second, rely on the teachings, not on the personality of the teacher;Third, r...more

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Attachment leads to suffering.

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Greater in battlethan the man who would conquera thousand-thousand men,is he who would conquerjust one —himself.Better to conquer yourselfthan others....more

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We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and...more

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Through countless births in the cycle of existence I have run, not finding although seeking the builder of this house; and again and again I faced the...more

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These... things, householder, are welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world:Long life is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obt...more

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These... things, householder, are welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world:Long life is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obt...more

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Bhikkus, all is burning. And what is the all that is burning?The eye is burning, visible forms are burning, eye-consciousness is burning, eye-contact ...more

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Like a caring motherholding and guarding the lifeof her only child,so with a boundless heartof lovingkindness,hold yourself and all beingsas your belo...more

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You only lose what you cling to.

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Now, Kalamas, don’t go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through po...more