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"All conditioned things are impermanent - when
one see this with wisdom, one turns away from
suffering. This is the path of purification."
~ Buddha
"The towns and countryside that the traveller sees through a train window do not slow down the train, nor does the train affect them.
Neither disturbs the other.
This is how you should see the thoughts that pass through your mind when you meditate."
~ Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
"Empty and fleeting
My years are gone
And now, quivering and frail,
I must fade away."
~ Ryokan
"There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body.
That's how far away they live from themselves.
~ Ajahn Chah
“Do not grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
- RUMI --
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason
and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
– The Buddha --
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