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Lord Buddha says: “An old monk was sweeping…”

Lord Buddha says: “An old monk was sweeping the yard in a monastery under the scorching sun. Another monk passed by and asked him, “How old are you?” The old monk replied, “I’m seventy-seven.” “You are so old! Why are…

Lord Buddha says: “All things appear…”

Lord Buddha says: “All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”

Lord Buddha says: “All that we are is the…”

Lord Buddha says: “All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts and made up of our thoughts. If a man speak or act with an evil thought, suffering follows him…

Lord Buddha says: “After the enlightened…”

Lord Buddha says: “After the enlightened cave-yogi and songmaster Milarepa left this world, a scrap of rice paper was found inscribed with his handwriting. His ascetic followers were astounded, for it stated that beneath a nearby boulder was buried all…

Lord Buddha says: “A Zen master urged his …”

Lord Buddha says: “A Zen master urged his students to practice diligently in order to transcend the world of birth and death. A student asked him, “Sir, please tell us how to transcend the world of birth and death.” He…

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