Followers of the way: Irrigators care for rivers, fletchers straighten arrows, carpenters shape wood, the wise master themselves.
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Morning meditation — Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm.
Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm, the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
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Morning meditation — On hearing the Dharma.
On hearing the Dharma, the wise become pure like a deep, clear, and still lake.
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Morning meditation — The wise who point out our faults.
The wise who point out our faults, are worth cultivating as they guide us to a hidden treasure.
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Morning meditation — If a person speaks or acts with pure mind.
If a person speaks or acts with pure mind, joy follows them like their own shadow.
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Morning meditation — Buddha says in the Dhammapada.
Buddha says in the Dhammapada that we should work for our own liberation because the buddhas can only show us the way.
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Morning meditation — It would be better to swallow a red-hot iron ball.
It would be better to swallow a red-hot iron ball, blazing like fire, than as an immoral and uncontrolled monk to eat the alms of the people.
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Morning meditation — The wise, constantly cultivate.
The wise, constantly cultivate tranquillity and insight.
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