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The truth is to be lived, not just mouthed.


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Look within!... The secret is inside you.



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Confused by thoughts, we experience duality in life. Unencumbered by ideas, the enlightened see the one Reality.



By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom. By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind.

By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom. By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind.



The meaning of life is to see.

The meaning of life is to see.



The complete teachings of all Buddhas - past, present, and future - are to be found within the essence of every human being.

The complete teachings of all Buddhas - past, present, and future - are to be found within the essence of every human being.



As one lamp serves to dispel a thousand years of darkness, so one flash of wisdom destroys ten thousand years of ignorance.

As one lamp serves to dispel a thousand years of darkness, so one flash of wisdom destroys ten thousand years of ignorance.



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Our Essence of Mind is intrinsically pure, and if we knew our mind and realized what our nature is, all of us would attain Buddhahood.



Before you think good or evil, who are you?

Before you think good or evil, who are you?





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