“Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it.
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”
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Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”
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“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”
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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 mind with people.”
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“The non-doing of any evil,
the performance of what's skillful,
the cleansing of one's own mind:
this is the teaching of the Awakened. ”
― The Dhammapada
the performance of what's skillful,
the cleansing of one's own mind:
this is the teaching of the Awakened. ”
― The Dhammapada
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