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The Buddha taught some people the teachings of duality that help them avoid sin and acquire spiritual merit. To others he taught non-duality, that some find profoundly frightening.
Akkineni Nagarjuna
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Akkineni Nagarjuna
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 29
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So, to praise others for their virtues - Can but encourage one's own efforts
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There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.
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