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Never the spirit was born; the spirit shall cease to be never;Never was time it was not; End and Beginning are dreams!Birthless and deathless and changeless remaineth the spirit for ever;Death hath not touched it at all, dead though the house of it seems!Who knoweth it exhaustless, self-sustained,Immortal, indestructible,shall suchSay, I have killed a man, or caused to kill?Nay, but as when one layethHis worn-out robes away,And, taking new ones, sayeth,These will I wear to-day!So putteth by the spiritLightly its garb of flesh,And passeth to inheritA residence afresh.
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If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendour of the Mighty One. I am mighty, world-destroying Time
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Action(s)
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Action is the product of the qualities inherent in nature.
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Appearance
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The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of summer and winter seasons.
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Appreciation
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Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering.
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Attachment
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Those who consciousness is unified abandon all attachment to the results of action and attain supreme peace. But those whose desires are fragmented, who are selfishly attached to the results of their work, are bound in everything they do.
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Change
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There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist. As the same person inhabits the body through childhood, youth, and old age, so too at the time of death he attains another body. The wise are not deluded by these changes.
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Choice
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Even as a tortoise draws in its limbs, the wise can draw in their senses at will.
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Conflict
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A man's own self is his friend. A man's own self is his foe.
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Danger
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It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger.
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Death
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Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable.
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The end of birth is death; the end of death
Is birth: this is ordained! and mournest thou,
Chief of the stalwart arm! for what befalls
Which could not otherwise befall?
-Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, verse 27 translation (from Sanskrit) by Sir Edwin Arnold
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If the radiance of a thousand suns
Were to burst at once into the sky
That would be like the splendor of the Mighty one --
I am become Death,
The shatterer of Worlds.
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Difficulty
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The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant: a man should not be ruled by them; they are obstacles in his path.
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Discovery
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As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within.
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Doubt
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Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts.
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Failure
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On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear.
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Feelings
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When the senses contact sense objects, a person experiences cold or heat, pleasure or pain. These experiences are fleeting they come and go. Bear them patiently.
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Freedom
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Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free.
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Gratitude
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Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart -- a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water -- I accept with joy.
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Hate
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That one I love who is incapable of ill will, and returns love for hatred. Living beyond the reach of I and mind, and of pain and pleasure, full of mercy, contented, self-controlled, with all his heart and all his mind given to Me -- with such a one I am in love.
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Honor
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For one who has been honored, dishonor is worse than death.
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Ignorance & Stupidity
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The sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night of ignorance to the wise.
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Infinity
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Offer unto me that which is very dear to thee -- which thou holdest most covetable. Infinite are the results of such an offering.
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Kindness
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Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives.
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