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Nagarjuna Quotes
kun rdzob stong pa nyid du bshad/ / stong pa kho na kun rdzob yin/ / med na mi 'byung nges pa'i phyir/ / byas dang mi rtag ji bzhin no/ / The
relative is stated to be emptiness, And
emptiness itself is but the relative. Without
the first, the second is not present, Just
as with creation and impermanence. Commentary
on Bodhicitta, verse 68 The
first, eighth and ninth are afflictions, The
second and tenth are karma, The
remaining seven are suffering. Thus
the twelve links are grouped in three. Heart
of Dependent Origination, verse 2 From
the three the two originate, And
from the two the seven come, From
seven the three come once again— Thus
the wheel of existence turns and turns. Heart
of Dependent Origination, verse 3 Like
a recitation, a candle, a mirror, a seal, A
magnifying glass, a seed, sourness, or a sound, So
also with the continuation of the aggregates— The
wise should know they are not transferred. Heart
of Dependent Origination, verse 5 Desire,
hatred and ignorance, And
the actions they generate are non-virtues. Non-desire,
non-hatred, non-ignorance, And
the actions they generate are virtues. Jewel
Garland, verse 20 As
long as the aggregates are conceived, There
will be a conception of “I”, And
when there is a conception of “I”, There’s
karma, and from that, rebirth. Jewel
Garland, verse 35 Causes
of death are numerous; While
causes of life are few indeed, And
even those may cause death, So practise
Dharma at all times.[i] Jewel
Garland, verse 278 Someone
who acted carelessly in the past And
then becomes careful and attentive, Is
as beautiful as the moon emerging from the clouds, Like
Nanda, Angulimāla, Darśaka and Śankara. Letter
to a Friend, verse 14 Not
with feelings of attachment or aversion, Or
out of conceit and pride in your appearance, Or
a wish to gain weight; eat only to sustain the body. Letter
to a Friend, verse 38 This
life is subject to many dangers, And
as fragile as a bubble in the wind, While
we sleep we breathe in and out, And
it is wondrous that we wake again! Letter
to a Friend, verse 55 Even
more stupid than one who cleans up vomit Using
a golden vase bedecked with jewels, Is
the one who, having been born a human, Devotes
his life to comitting harmful deeds. Letter
to a Friend, verse 60 There
is not enough soil in the world to make a tiny pellet, The
size of a juniper berry, for each of your past mothers. Letter
to a Friend, verse 68b The
ceasing of his breath is all that separates An
evildoer from hell’s boundless suffering. Anyone
who hears this yet remains unmoved Must
have a mind as hard as a diamond. Letter
to a Friend, verse 83 And
if just seeing pictures of the hells, or hearing, Reading
and thinking about them brings such terror, What
will you do when you experience there The
unbearable effects of your past actions? Letter
to a Friend, verse 84 Interdependent
origination is a most profound And
cherished treasure among Buddha’s teaching. Anyone
who understands it correctly, Will
see the Dharma and see the Buddha. Letter
to a Friend, verse 112 Just
as on the fourteenth day of waning, The
moon is barely visible at all, For
those first practising with aspiration, The
dharmakaya barely appears. Praise
of the Dharmadhatu, verse 74 Just
as the waxing moon Grows
larger day by day, Those
who’ve reached the bhumis See
the dharmakaya more and more. Praise
of the Dharmadhatu, verse 75 If
I had a position, Then
I would be at fault, But
because I have no position, I
can only be without fault. Refutation
of Objections, verse 29 To
whomever emptiness is possible, All
things are possible. To
whomever emptiness is not possible, Nothing
is possible. Refutation
of Objections, verse 71 To
the one who taught this excellent teaching, In
which emptiness and dependent origination, Are
united in a Middle Way— To
the Buddha, I pay homage. Refutation
of Objections, verse 72 Everything
that arises interdependently Is
unceasing and unborn, Neither
non-existent nor everlasting, Neither
coming nor going, Neither
multiple nor single, To
this teaching that pacifies all complexity, The
most sacred speech of the perfect Buddha, I
pay homage! Root
Verses of the Middle Way Not
from itself, nor from another, Not
from both, nor without a cause, Does
anything anywhere ever arise. Root
Verses of the Middle Way, I, 1 If
there were the slightest thing which were not empty, Then
there would be that much emptiness as well, But
if there is not the slightest thing which is not empty How
could emptiness exist? Root
Verses of the Middle Way, XIII, 7 The
victorious ones say that emptiness Undermines
all dogmatic views, Those
who take a dogmatic view of emptiness Are
said to be incurable. Root
Verses of the Middle Way, XIII, 8 To
say “it is” is a conception of permanence, To
say “it is not” is a view of nihilism, Therefore
the learned should dwell In
neither existence nor non-existence. Root
Verses of the Middle Way, XV, 10 In
a land where the perfect buddhas have not come, And
the śrāvakas too are nowhere to be found, The
wisdom of the pratyekabuddhas Develops
perfectly without reliance. Root
Verses of the Middle Way, XVIII, 12 The
teachings taught by the buddhas Entirely
depend on the two truths: The
relative truth of the world and The
truth of the ultimate meaning. Root
Verses of the Middle Way, XXIV, 8 Those
who fail to understand The
distinctions between these two truths Will
fail to understand the meaning Of
the profound teachings of the buddhas. Root
Verses of the Middle Way, XXIV, 9 Without
relying on the conventional, The
ultimate meaning will not be realized, And
if one does not realize the ultimate, One
will not attain nirvāna. Root
Verses of the Middle Way, XXIV, 10 If
they view emptiness in the wrong way, The
less intelligent will be ruined, Like
someone mishandling a poisonous snake, Or
chanting a powerful spell incorrectly. Root
Verses of the Middle Way, XXIV, 11 There
is not a single thing That
does not arise interdependently. Therefore
there is not a single thing That
is not emptiness. Root
Verses of the Middle Way, XXIV, 19 I
prostrate to Gautama, Who,
out of compassion, Taught
the sacred Dharma That
leads to the relinquishing of all views.[ii] Root
Verses of the Middle Way The
wise do not make many promises, But
once they have committed themselves, Then,
as if the pledge were carved in stone, Even
in the face of death, they will not fail. Staff
of Wisdom, verse 11 |
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