If you have the insight of non-self, if you have the insight of impermanence, you should make that insight into a concentration that you keep alive throughout the day. Then what you say, what you think, and what you do will then be in the light of that wisdom and you will avoid making mistakes and creating suffering.
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For old age is not honored for length of time,
or measured by number of years;
but read more
For old age is not honored for length of time,
or measured by number of years;
but understanding is gray hair for anyone,
and a blameless life is ripe old age.
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be
desired are not to be compared read more
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be
desired are not to be compared with it.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in read more
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of
the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the
scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own.
You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own.
Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never had.
Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never had.
