Attentiveness is the path to true life; Indifference is the path to death. The attentive do not die; The indifferent are as if they are dead already.
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Buddha Shakyamuni
Dhammapada
quoted in the book The Buddha Speaks: A book of guidance from Buddhist scriptures
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