“And whatever you do—remain in the world as artisan, merchant, politician, or religious recluse—put your whole heart into the task.”

from Buddhacarita

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“The Buddhadharma requires every person to free themselves from the illusion of self.”

from Buddhacarita

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“Like the lotus flower that grows out of muddy water but stays untouched by mud, engage in life without cherishing envy or hatred; live in the world not a life of self but a life of truth.”

from Buddhacarita

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“Thoughts of themselves have no substance; let them arise and pass away unheeded. Thoughts will not take form of themselves, unless they are grasped by the attention; if they are ignored, there will be no appearing and no disappearing.”

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“Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.”

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“When one is rising, standing, walking, doing something, stopping, one should constantly concentrate one's mind on the act and the doing of it understanding it to be an expedient means for attaining tranquility of mind, realization, insight, and wisdom.”

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“Have you ever, on earth or in the heavens, seen a being who was born but will not die? Have you ever heard that this had happened? Or even had suspicions that it might?”

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“Do what is useful even if painful,
And what is both useful and pleasurable,
Not what gives pleasure but is of no use.”

from Buddhacarita

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