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MEDITATIONS: SUN TZU’S THE ART OF WAR, CHAPTER Six
Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
— Sun Tzu
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MEDITATIONS: SUN TZU’S THE ART OF WAR, CHAPTER FIVE
The quality of a decision is like a well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.
Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.
— Sun Tzu
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MEDITATIONS: SUN TZU’S THE ART OF WAR, CHAPTER FOUR
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by our enemy himself.
— Sun Tzu
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MEDITATIONS: SUN TZU’S THE ART OF WAR, CHAPTER THREE
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
— Sun Tzu
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MEDITATIONS: SUN TZU’S THE ART OF WAR, CHAPTER TWO
Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.
— Sun Tzu
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MEDITATIONS: SUN TZU’S THE ART OF WAR, CHAPTER ONE
The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
— Sun Tzu
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
As a brahmin worships a ritual fire,
One should respectfully worship
Anyone from whom one might learn
The Dharma of the Fully Self-Awakened One.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Anyone who doesn’t cherish as “mine”
Anything of body-and-mind
And who doesn’t grieve for that which doesn’t exist,
Is indeed called a bhikkhu.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
The craving of a person who lives negligently
Spreads like a creeping vine.
Such a person leaps ever onward,
Like a monkey seeking fruit in the forest
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
If you find an intelligent companion,
A fellow traveler
A sage of good conduct,
You should travel together,
Delighted and mindful,
Overcoming all dangers.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Those who assert what is not true go to hell,
As do those who deny what they’ve done.
Both these people of base deeds become equal
After death, in the world beyond.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Having killed
Mother, father,
Two learned kings
And a tiger
The brahmin, undisturbed, moves on.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER TWENTY
“All created things are suffering.”
Seeing this with insight,
One becomes disenchanted with suffering.
This is the path to purity.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER NINETEEN
One is not just
Who judges a case hastily.
A wise person considers
Both what is and isn’t right.
Guiding others without force,
Impartially and in accord with the Dharma,
One is called a guardian of the Dharma,
Intelligent and just.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
As rust corrupts
The very iron that formed it,
So transgressions lead
Their doer to states of woe.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Give up anger, give up conceit,
Pass beyond every fetter.
There is no suffering for one who possesses nothing,
Who doesn’t cling to body-and-mind.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Do not turn anything
Into something longed for,
For then it’s dreadful to lose.
Without longing or dislike,
No bonds exist.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Tasting the flavor
Of solitude and peace,
One becomes free of distress and evil,
Drinking the flavor of Dharma joy.
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Buddha’s victory cannot be undone;
No one in the world can approach it.
By what path would you guide him,
Who has no path,
Whose field is endless?
— Buddha
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MEDITATIONS: THE DHAMMAPADA, CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Rouse yourself! Don’t be negligent!
Life the Dharma, a life of good conduct.
. . . Do not follow a wrong view;
Don’t be engrossed in the world.
— Buddha