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“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
― Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, The Teaching of Buddha

“If one abuses you, there is a temptation to answer back, or to be revenged. One should be on guard against this natural reaction. It is like spitting against the wind, it harms no one but oneself.”
― Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, The Teaching of Buddha

“Бидний амьдрал шатаж буй байшин лугаа адил билээ.”
― Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, Buddha's Teachings: Library Edition

“A man's mind may make him a Buddha, or it may make him a beast. Misled by error, one becomes a demon; enlightened, one becomes a Buddha. Therefore, control your mind and do not let it deviate from the right path.”
― Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, The Teaching of Buddha

“Бурхан багш хожих болон алдах, гүжирдүүлж гүтгүүлэх болон нэр алдар олох, магтаал болон доромжлол, зовж зүдрэх болон баярлаж баясах зэрэг найман ойлголтоос хол хөндий байдаг юм. Энэ бүхэн тун удахгүй улиран өнгөрнө.”
― Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, Buddha's Teachings: Library Edition

“Do not cherish the unworthy desire that the changeable might become unchanging.”
― Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, The Teaching of Buddha

“To keep the body pure one must not kill any living creature, one must not steal or commit adultery. To keep speech pure one must not lie, or abuse, or deceive, or indulge in idle talk. To keep the mind pure one must remove all greed, anger and false judgment.”
― Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, The Teaching of Buddha

“From desire action follows; from action suffering follows; desire, action and suffering are like a wheel rotating endlessly.”
― Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, The Teaching of Buddha

“First, some say that all human experience is based on destiny; second, some hold that everything is created by God and controlled by His will; third, some say that everything happens by chance without having any cause or condition. If all has been decided by destiny, both good deeds and evil deeds are predetermined, weal and woe are predestined; nothing would exist that has not been foreordained. Then all human plans and efforts for improvement and progress would be in vain and humanity would be without hope. The same is true of the other viewpoints, for, if everything in the last resort is in the hands of an unknowable God, or of blind chance, what hope has humanity except in submission? It is no wonder that people holding these conceptions lose hope and neglect efforts to act wisely and to avoid evil. In fact, these three conceptions or viewpoints are all wrong: everything is a succession of appearances whose source is the accumulation of causes and conditions. [45]”
― Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, The Teaching of Buddha