And so Gotama wandered into the town to obtain alms, and the two Samanas recognized him only by his complete peacefulness of demeanor, by the stillness of his form, in which there was no seeking, no will, no counterfeit, no effort - only light and peace.

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Most people...are like a falling leaf that drifts and turns in the air, flutters, and falls to the ground. But a few others are like stars which travel one defined path: no wind reaches them, they have within themselves their guide and path.

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I believe that the struggle against death, the unconditional and self-willed determination to live, is the mode of power behind the lives and activities of all...

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Love can be cleaned, bought, received as a gift, found on the street, but it cannot be snatched away by force.

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Searching means having a goal. But finding means: being free, standing open, having no goal... A seeker does not see some things that are close to his eyes.

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Love between young people and love after many years of marriage is not the same thing.

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The most lively young people become the best old people, not those who pretend to be as wise as grandfathers while they are still in school.

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The bird breaks the shell. The shell is the world. Whoever wants to be born has to destroy a world.

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Homeland is not here or there. Home is either within or nowhere.

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It is important for me to know how to love the world, not to despise it, not to feel hatred towards it and myself, to look at it, at myself and at all beings with love, admiration and great respect.

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