Ming-Dao Deng Quotes
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Use a mirror in difficult times. You will see both cause and resolution.
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Eventually, the time of action must come. When this happens, be a winner! Don't settle for mediocre results. Don't try to stay even. Go for it all!
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if i dont want to be known, i cannot be known.the best actor can divide role from self.the best liar can divide truth from falsity.
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It is said that if one chooses to pray to a rock with enough devotion, even that rock will come alive.
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Once we make our decision, all things will come to us. Auspicious signs are not a superstition, but a confirmation. They are a response.
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Expression is never helped by suppression.
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The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power is never diminished.
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Trees in winter lose their leaves. Some trees may even fall during storms, but most stand patiently and bear their fortune.
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All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.
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Let us be sad; it is feeling that makes us human.
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A tree uses what comes its way to nurture itself. By sinking its roots deeply into the earth, by accepting the rain that flows towards it, by reaching out to the sun, the tree perfects its character and becomes great. ... Absorb, absorb, absorb. That is the secret of the tree.
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Give back what you have learned. Share your experience.
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Rain scatters plum petals; Weeping stains the earth. One can only take shelter And wait for clearing.
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Those who don't know how to suffer are the worst off. There are times when the only correct thing we can do is to bear out troubles until a better day.
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Only when peace lives within each of us, will it live outside of us. We must be the wombs for a new harmony. When it is small, peace is fragile. Like a baby, it needs nurturing attention. We must protect peace from violence and perversion if it is to grow. We must be strong to do this. But force, even in the name of honor, is always tragic. Instead, we must use the strength of wisdom and conscience. Only that power can nurture peace in this difficult time.
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Do you want to know how spirituality works? Breathe.
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The sages say that life is illusion, but does that change its poignancy?
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Did you measure to attain your height? Did you use geometry to radiate your limb? Did you lament storm-torn branches? Did you inventory your leaves for the sun? You did none of these things, yet man in his cleverness Cannot match your perfection.
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Muddy water will become clear if allowed to stand undisturbed, and so too will the mind become clear if it is allowed to be still.
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Knowing the steps to create living growth: that is art.
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We may be floating on Tao, but there is nothing wrong with steering. If Tao is like a river, it is certainly good to know where the rocks are.
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Money is never more important than your body and mind, but you must work and support yourself. Never depend on others for your livelihood.
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An ancient gnarled tree: Too fibrous for a logger's saw, Too twisted to fit a carpenter's square, Outlasts the whole forest.
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When it is time to part, then it is time to part. There should be no regrets. The beauty of marriage is like the fleeting perfection of a snowflake.
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There is no language of the holy. The sacred lies in the ordinary.
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Worry is an addiction that interferes with compassion.
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The appreciation of life does not require wealth or plenty. It requires only gratitude for the beauty of the world.
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Build your life brick upon brick, Live a life of truth, And you will look back on a life of truth. Live a life of fantasy, And you will look back on delusion.
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Grappling with fate is like meeting an expert wrestler: to escape, you have to accept the fall when you are thrown. The only thing that counts is whether you get back up.
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Whether we remain the ash or become the phoenix is up to us.
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