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> [By citing the UN Charter I indicate that the defensive party to the conflict should use only proportionate force, try to avoid civilian casualties, and end combat operations as soon as possible. These are provisions recognized by almost all authorities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/by-citing-the-un-charter-i-indicate-that-the-defensive-party-to-the/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

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## More by Bhikkhu Bodhi

> [“Good friendship, in Buddhism, means considerably more than associating with people that one finds amenable and who share one's interests. It means in effect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/good-friendship-in-buddhism-means-considerably-more-than-associating/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“Like a lake unruffled by any breeze, the concentrated mind is a faithful reflector that mirrors whatever is placed before it exactly as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/like-a-lake-unruffled-by-any-breeze-the-concentrated-mind-is-a/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [By citing the UN Charter I indicate that the defensive party to the conflict should use only proportionate force, try to avoid civilian casualties,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/by-citing-the-un-charter-i-indicate-that-the-defensive-party-to-the/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“We have to be prepared and willing to discover what is true even at the cost of our comfort. For real security always lies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/we-have-to-be-prepared-and-willing-to-discover-what-is-true-even-at/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“Truthful speech provides, in the sphere of interpersonal communication, a parallel to wisdom in the sphere of private understanding.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/truthful-speech-provides-in-the-sphere-of-interpersonal-communication/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“For the Buddha, the key to liberation is mental purity and correct understanding, and for this reason he rejects the notion that we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/for-the-buddha-the-key-to-liberation-is-mental-purity-and-correct/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“Mindfulness brings to light experience in its pure immediacy. It reveals the object as it is before it has been plastered over with conceptual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/mindfulness-brings-to-light-experience-in-its-pure-immediacy-it/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“Samādhi, as wholesome concentration, collects together the ordinarily dispersed and dissipated stream of mental states to induce an inner unification.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/sam-dhi-as-wholesome-concentration-collects-together-the-ordinarily/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“The mind itself—the seemingly solid, stable mind—dissolves into a stream of cittas flashing in and out of being moment by moment, coming from nowhere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/the-mind-itself-the-seemingly-solid-stable-mind-dissolves-into-a/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“A spiritual tradition is not a shallow stream in which one can wet one’s feet and then beat a quick retreat to the shore.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/a-spiritual-tradition-is-not-a-shallow-stream-in-which-one-can-wet/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“One-pointedness of mind explains the fact that in any act of consciousness there is a central point of focus, towards which the entire objective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/one-pointedness-of-mind-explains-the-fact-that-in-any-act-of/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“The choice of a spiritual path is closer to marriage: one wants a partner for life, one whose companionship will prove as trustworthy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/the-choice-of-a-spiritual-path-is-closer-to-marriage-one-wants-a/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [Religion must affirm, in the clearest terms, that morality and ethical values are not mere decorative frills of personal opinion, not subjective superstructure, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/religion-must-affirm-in-the-clearest-terms-that-morality-and-ethical/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“The Buddha teaches that feeling is an inseparable concomitant of consciousness, since every act of knowing is coloured by some affective tone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/the-buddha-teaches-that-feeling-is-an-inseparable-concomitant-of/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

> [“Delusion (moha) means mental darkness: the thick coat of insensitivity which blocks out clear understanding.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhikkhu-bodhi/delusion-moha-means-mental-darkness-the-thick-coat-of-insensitivity/)

[Bhikkhu Bodhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhikkhu-bodhi/)

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