Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
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What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow Our life is the creation of our mind.Buddha
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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From the Dharma should one see the Buddhas, From the dharma-bodies come their guidance. Yet dharma's true nature cannot be discerned and no one can be conscious of it as an object
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Again a different meaning has to be understood.
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There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
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You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.
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