One is dearest to God who has no enemies among the living beings, who is nonviolent to all creatures.
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One is dearest to God who has no enemies among the living beings, who is nonviolent to all creatures.
Waters from many rivers continually flow into the ocean but the ocean never overfills.
In a like manner, desires and attachments constantly flow into the mind of the Illuminated One, but he or she , like the ocean in its deepest depths, is totally still and never disturbed.
As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose.
Austerity of speech consists in speaking truthfully and beneficially and in avoiding speech that offends.
It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger.
Valor, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature.
The wise see knowledge and action as one; they see truly.
