“May all sentient beings be filled with lovingkindness and happiness.
May they wish to become healing herbs in the days of epidemics to cure the ill.
May they wish to become rice plants in the days of famine to save the hungry.
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Heart of a Buddha
“Understand that the body is merely the foam of the wave, the shadow of a shadow. Snap the flower arrows of desire and then, unseen, escape the king of death, and travel on.”
“Peace is not the absence of war,
it is a virtue, a state of mind,
a disposition for love, honesty and trustworthiness.”
“Hear what is said,
retain what is important,
speak what is worthy,
attach to nothing.”
“Purity engenders wisdom,
Passion engenders avarice;
Ignorance engenders attachment, worry, darkness.
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“Rely on the teacher’s message, not his personality.
Rely on the meaning, not just the words.
Rely on the real meaning, not the provisional one.
Rely on your wisdom mind, not your ordinary, judgmental mind.
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“Generosity,
stillness,
gratitude,
happiness,
purity of feelingare virtues of the heart.
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“Serenity,
respect,
simplicity,
self-control,
purity of thoughtare virtues of the mind.
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“He who experiences the unity of life sees himself in all beings, and all beings in himself.
He looks on everything with an impartial eye.
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“If you know anything that is hurtful and untrue, don’t say it.
If you know anything that is helpful and untrue, don’t say it.
If you know anything that is hurtful and true, don’t say it.
If you know anything that is helpful and true, find the right time.
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“Pity arises when we are sorry for someone.
Compassion is when we understand and help wisely.
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“Greed and anger, ignorance and arrogance, doubt and wrong conceptions. Even these can be restrained by the heart that is calm and compassionate.”
“The contented person, who moves amongst sense objects, free from attachment or loathing, gain or loss, wins eternal Peace.”
“Lovingkindness can never exist unless it flows from the mind and heart, from understanding and love.”
“I am the owner of my karma.
I inherit my karma.
I am born of my karma.
I live supported by my karma.”
Whatever karma I create, whether good or evil, that I shall inherit, and I alone.