Cut down the forest, not just a tree. Out of the forest of desire spri…

Gautama Buddha
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Cut down the forest, not just a tree. Out of the forest of desire springs danger. By cutting down both the forest of desire and the brushwood of longing, be rid of the forest, bhikkhus.
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