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“The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain--as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honor than to live to 120 and die in disgrace.”

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Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama or the Buddha, was a spiritual leader and the founder of Buddhism. Born in the 6th century BC in the region of Lumbini, Nepal, he renounced his princely life to seek enlightenment. His teachings, emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, have profoundly influenced the lives of millions around the world. more

“My teaching is not a philosophy. It is the result of direct experience... My teaching is a means of practice, not something to hold onto or worship. My teaching is like a raft used to cross the river. Only a fool would carry the raft around after he had already reached the other shore of liberation.”

Mean Philosophy Used Results Practice Teaching Fool Worship Rivers Crosses Direct Liberation Shore

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“Rely on the teaching, not on the person; Rely on the meaning, not on the words; Rely on the definitive meaning, not on the provisional; Rely on your wisdom mind, not on your ordinary mind.”

Mind Persons Teaching Ordinary Rely

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“Understand that the body is merely the foam of a wave, the shadow of a shadow.”

Body Shadow Wave Foam

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“As I am, so are others as others are, so am I. Having thus identified self and others, harm no one nor have them harmed.”

Self Harm

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