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When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves.

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Different people describe me in a different ways. Some describe me as the living Buddha. Nonsense. Some describe me as 'God-king.' Nonsense. Some consider me as a demon or a wolf in Buddhist robes. That also, I think nonsense.
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