The Elementary Rules of Friendship. {240.}

The Elementary Rules of Friendship. {240.}
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“The rule of friendship means
there should be
mutual sympathy between them,
each supplying what the other lacks
and trying to benefit the other,
always using friendly and sincere words.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Be Wary of Excessive Attachments. {233.}

Be Wary of Excessive Attachments. {233.}
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“You only lose what you cling to.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Sage Lives Benignly among Others. {226.}

Sage Lives Benignly among Others. {226.}
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“As the bee collects nectar
and departs without injuring the flower,
or its color or fragrance,
so let the sage dwell on earth.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Perception Lends Reality to Objects. {219.}

Perception Lends Reality to Objects. {219.}
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“Objects have no reality in themselves
but are only seen of the mind and, therefore,
are of the nature of Maya and a dream.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Live Rightly, Face Death Calmly. {205.}

Live Rightly, Face Death Calmly. {205.}
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“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Tongue is a Powerful Weapon. {198.}

Tongue is a Powerful Weapon. {198.}
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“The tongue like a sharp knife ... kills without drawing blood.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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If You Want Real Peace .... {191.}

If You Want Real Peace .... {191.}
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“Peace comes from within.
Do not seek it without.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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The Path to True Conquest. {170.}

The Path to True Conquest. {170.}
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“Conquer the angry man by love.
Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness.
Conquer the miser with generosity.
Conquer the liar with truth.

---- Gautama Buddha; Dhammapada.
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Feel Goodwill towards All Life. {163.}

Feel Goodwill towards All Life. {163.}
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“May I and all beings
be filled with loving kindness.
May I and all beings
be safe from inner and outer dangers.
May I and all beings
be well in body and mind.
May I and all beings
be happy and free.
May all beings find a path to peace.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Greatness in Various Contexts Defined. {156.}

Greatness in Various Contexts Defined. {156.}
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“The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming to the world’s ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances."

---- Gautama Buddha; The Dhammapada.
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Life’s Too Short for Quarreling. {149.}

Life’s Too Short for Quarreling. {149.}
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“Knowing life is short,
how can we quarrel?”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Flow and Overflow with Love. {142.}

Flow and Overflow with Love. {142.}
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“Let your love flow outward through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Then as you stand or walk,
Sit or lie down,
As long as you are awake,
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth.”

---- Gautama Buddha; The Sutta Nipata.
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The Buddha's Very Last Words. {135.}

The Buddha's Very Last Words. {135.}
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“Work out your own salvation with diligence.”

---- Gautama Buddha’s very last words,
contained in the Mahaparinibbana Sutta.
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No Such Thing as “Try”. {128.}

No Such Thing as “Try”. {128.}
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“Do, or do not. There is no ‘try’.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Happiness Increases by Sharing It. {121.}

Happiness Increases by Sharing It. {121.}
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“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Knowledge Results from Ceaseless Zeal. {114.}

Knowledge Results from Ceaseless Zeal. {114.}
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“Through zeal, knowledge is gotten,
through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost;
let a man who knows the double path of gain and loss
thus place himself that knowledge may grow.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Beware of These Base Impulses. {107.}

Beware of These Base Impulses. {107.}
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“There is no fire like passion,
there is no shark like hatred,
there is no snare like folly,
there is no torrent like greed.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Be Open, Expansive and Inclusive. {100.}

Be Open, Expansive and Inclusive. {100.}
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“Let yourself be open and life will be easier.
A spoon of salt in a glass of water
makes the water undrinkable.
A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Love Always Prevails over Hatred. {93.}

Love Always Prevails over Hatred. {93.}
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“Hatred does not cease by hatred,
but only by love;
this is the eternal rule.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Choose Words Carefully for Effect. {86.}

Choose Words Carefully for Effect. {86.}
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“Whatever words we utter
should be chosen with care,
for people will hear them
and be influenced by them
for good or ill.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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