"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill."
People Will Hear
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Evil
Your Worst Enemy
"Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts."
Attack the Evil
"Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others."
The Ignorant Mind
"The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion."
Evil Deed
"Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit."
Awareness of Body and Mind
"Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either."
Good Deeds
"According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings."
I do not Concern Myself with Gods
"I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any."
Authority
"All authority of any kind, especially in the field of thought and understanding, is the most destructive, evil thing. Leaders destroy the followers and followers destroy the leaders. You have to be your own teacher and your own disciple. You have to question...
Violence
"Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person, when we obey because there is fear. So violence isn't merely organized butchery in the name of God, in the name of society or country....