Buddha
Buddha
Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, was an asceticand sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE...
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Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
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He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.
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Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
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When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
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The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
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To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
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All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
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Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.
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Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.
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To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the good luck.
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He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.
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When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky
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There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting.