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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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 insulted me, he cheated me, he beat me, he robbed me' -- those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
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Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
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To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
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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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To keep the body in good health is a duty...otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
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To support mother and father, to cherish wife and child and to have a simple livelihood; this is the good luck.
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Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.
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Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
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Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.
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Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
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As the Fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.
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As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds.