The example of the raft shows dharmas should be treated as provisional, as means to an end. The same holds good of emptiness too, the negation of dharmas. This corollary has elsewhere been illustrated by the simile of medicine which…

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When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds...

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds...

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the...

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the...

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the...

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the...

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today,...

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today,...

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today,...

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today,...

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and...

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and...

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never...

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never...

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if...

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if...

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection.

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth - not going...

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth - not going...

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity...

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity...

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

In seperateness lies the worlds great misery, in compassion lies the worlds true strength.

In seperateness lies the worlds great misery, in compassion lies the worlds true strength.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who...

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who...

Endurance is the ability to weather a trial without resorting to sinful means of deliverance.

Endurance is the ability to weather a trial without resorting to sinful means of deliverance.

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no...

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no...