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All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.
For all mortals, birth is suffering, ageing is suffering, sickness is suffering.
Anyone who is not working toward the truth is missing the whole point of living.
Holding on to anger is like poisoning yourself and hoping someone else will die.
Look not for refuge to anyone beside yourself. Heed fast to the truth as a lamp.
Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.
No one outside ourselves can rule us inwardly. When we know this, we become free.
Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.
Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
Suffering, if it does not diminish love, will transport us to the furthest shore.
Wish I am free from barriers when I die, and Buddha will welcome me from far away.
Stay centered, do not overstretch. Extend from your center, return to your center.
Only he who crosses the stream of life wishes to know what is known as unknowable.
We will develop love, we will practice it, we will make it both a way and a basis.
Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everythiong else.
You yourself must earnestly practice, the enlightened ones only proclaim the path.
Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.
Give thanks for what had been given to you, However little. Be pure, never falter.
How does one practice mindfulness? Sit in meditation. Be aware of only your breath.
When your mind is set in meditative equipoise, you can see reality exactly as it is
The only way to bring peace to the earth is to learn to make our own life peaceful.
Follow the way of virtue. Follow the way joyfully through this world and on beyond.
There are three things that cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.
An ignorant man ages like an ox. His flesh may increase, but not his understanding.
Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.
Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.
To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat.
If the mind be fixed on the acquirement of any object, that object will be attained.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.
As long as one feels that he is the doer, he cannot escape from the wheel of births.
Do not judge yourself harshly. Without mercy for ourselves we cannot love the world.
To eat meat is just a habit after we were born. In fact, we are not born to eat meat.
Until he has unconditional and unbiased love for all beings, man will not find peace.
Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family.
Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it
Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing You go beyond sorrow.
I will not look at another's bowl intent on finding fault: a training to be observed.
Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.
Don't rely on logic alone, nor speculation. Don't infer or be deceived by appearances.
The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
To share happiness, and to have done something good before leaving this life is sweet.
"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness.
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind.
Do not be jealous of others' good qualities, but out of admiration adopt them yourself.
Be quick to do good. If you are slow, the mind, delighting in mischief, will catch you.
In our interactions with others, gentleness, kindness, respectare the source of harmony
Offensive acts come back upon the evil doer, like dust that is thrown against the wind.