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  "text": "In my native land waves of attachment to friends and kin surge,\n\nHatred for enemies rages like fire,\n\nThe darkness of stupidity, not caring what to adopt or avoid, thickens -\n\nTo abandon my native land is the practice of a bodhisattva",
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      "text": "Contemplate death and the sufferings of samsara, and you will not want to waste a single moment in pointless distractions and activities, such as trying to get rich, defeating your enemies, or spending your life protecting and furthering the interests of those to whom you are attached. You will only want to practice the Dharma.",
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