The Buddha was asked:
-To what extent can a person be a speaker of the way?
He answered:
-If a person teaches the way in order to transcend the tyranny of the material things and to teach how to transcend feelings, perceptions, ...
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Both praise and blame cause concern,
For they bring people hope and fear.
The object of hope and fear is the self -
For, without self, to whom may fortune and disaster occur?