The Buddha Quotes
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The Buddha's dharma didn't teach peace and relaxation; it taught awakening - often rude awakening.
— Jay Michaelson
Neither my life of luxury in the palace -nor- my life as ascetic in the forest were ways to enlightenment.
— Gautama Buddha
Those who look outside can only see an illusion. Those who look inside may see the reality.
— Debasish Mridha
Greater still is the truth of our connectedness.
— Gautama Buddha
Never invest so much in anyone romantically that you lose your head. The Buddha of casual sex, I remain detached at all costs.
— Edward Vilga
We must learn from the sermons of Christ, the wisdom of Laotzu, the teachings of Buddha.
— Charles Lindbergh
Everything aids everything, because all things are a reflection of the Buddha mind, of the mind of Enlightenment.
— Frederick Lenz
The good shine from afar Like the snowy Himalayas. The bad don't appear Even when near, Like arrows shot into the night.
— Gautama Buddha
The Buddhas speak the wondrous sound throughout the world; the Teachings spoken over countless ages can all be expounded in a single word.
— Thomas Cleary
The kingdom of heaven is closer than the brow above the eye but mankind does not see it.
— Gautama Buddha
If you do not follow the right path, you will be lost.
— Gautama Buddha
You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don't give up.
— Gautama Buddha
Life is an incredible adventure into the mysterious unknown future.
— Debasish Mridha
When a monk complained about the world's evil, the Buddha stretched his hand toward the Earth: on this Earth I attained Liberation.
— Frederick Franck
When all that's left of us is the pure untainted consciousness without form, we'll know what it means when the last human breath expires.
— Zeena Schreck
Who leaves behind all human bondsAnd has cast off the bonds of heaven,
Detached from all bonds everywhere:
He is the one I call a brahmin. — Gautama Buddha
The greatest prayer is patience.
— Gautama Buddha
The greatest obstacle in understanding the universe is the conformity and fear of truth.
— Debasish Mridha
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment
— Gautama Buddha
As solid rock remains unmoved by the wind, so the wise remain unmoved by blame and praise.
— Gautama Buddha
I love the morning sun because it enlightens my heart and teaches me how to love others with an abundance of warmth and kindness.
— Debasish Mridha
I don't teach. I just show them why to learn, what to learn, how to learn, and the ultimate purpose of learning.
— Debasish Mridha
When you come upon a paththat brings benefit
and happiness to all,
follow this course
as the moon
journeys through the stars. — Gautama Buddha
Whatever a person frequently thinks and reflects on, that will become the inclination of their mind.
— Gautama Buddha
The secret of success is being persistent and having a definite purpose.
— Debasish Mridha
Philosophy is the reflection of reflective mind.
— Debasish Mridha
In the rest of Nirvana all sorrows surcease: Only Buddha can guide to that city of Peace Whose inhabitants have the eternal release.
— William Rounseville Alger
Sandalwood, tagara, lotus, jasmine - the fragrance of virtue is unrivalled by such kinds of perfume.
— Gautama Buddha
The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
— Bodhidharma
Offensive acts come back upon the evil doer, like dust that is thrown against the wind.
— Gautama Buddha
Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.
— Gautama Buddha
If we develop a good heart we will progress to true compassion, and awaken Bodhicitta. This is the way of the Buddha's method.
— Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo
If you are truly in love with this world and your life, then you will lose the sense of angst.
— Debasish Mridha
A good horse runs with seeing just the shadow of the whip.
— Gautama Buddha
The Buddha achieved enlightenment as he sat under the spreading limbs of the Bodhi tree, breathing in and out in silence, as does a tree.
— Nalini M. Nadkarni
Buddha left a road map, Jesus left a road map, Krishna left a road map, Rand McNally left a road map. But you still have to travel the road yourself
— Stephen Levine
They who imagine truth in untruth and see untruth in truth will never arrive at the truth.
— Gautama Buddha
Mindfulness of the body leads to nirvana.
— Gautama Buddha
Where the dance of Meera and the silence of Buddha meet, blossoms the true philosophy of Rajneesh.
— Amrita Pritam
Crying with the wise is better than laughing with the fool.
— Gautama Buddha
Of what I know, I have told you only a little. Why have I not told you the rest? Because it would not lead you to Nirvana.
— Gautama Buddha
Speak the truth.Give whatever you can.
Never be angry.
These three steps will lead you
Into the presence of the gods. — Gautama Buddha
You must take action yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way.
— Gautama Buddha
Be quick to do good. If you are slow, the mind, delighting in mischief, will catch you.
— Gautama Buddha
As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha.
— Bodhidharma
To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the good luck.
— Gautama Buddha
Promise yourself that you will not leave this world before accomplishing what is important to you and what matters for the world.
— Debasish Mridha
In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation.
— Gautama Buddha
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
— Gautama Buddha
Smiling is the most powerful exercise to build a joyful mind and a blissful heart.
— Debasish Mridha
If the traveler cannot find master or friend to go with him, let him travel alone rather than with a fool for company.
— Gautama Buddha
Success isn't the key to happiness.Happiness is the key to success. — Gautama Buddha
In our interactions with others, gentleness, kindness, respectare the source of harmony
— Gautama Buddha
A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.
— Gautama Buddha
Be a true romantic. Always ruminate about the true beauty of life.
— Debasish Mridha
Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.
— Gautama Buddha
No need for Jesus and the Lord Buddha to fight
— Carol Hollinger
The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.
— Gautama Buddha
The religion that I advocate, and so did the mortal humans known as Jesus, Buddha and Nanak, is the religion of love, compassion and self-realization.
— Abhijit Naskar
Do not look at the faults of what others have done or not done; observe what you yourself have done or not done.
— Gautama Buddha
Be your own lamps. Be your own shelters. Hang on to the truth as a lamp. Hang on to the truth as a refuge.
— Gautama Buddha
Those who walk in the Way should avoid sensualism as those who carry hay would avoid coming near the fire.
— Gautama Buddha
Kindness is the ultimate essence of life; compassion is the ultimate evidence of love.
— Debasish Mridha
In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?
— Gautama Buddha
Yet the Teaching is simple. Do what is right. Be pure. At the end of the way is freedom.
— Gautama Buddha
To be concerned with the issue; soul versus non-soul, is to be in bondage to craving for becoming and non-becoming.
— Gautama Buddha
The Buddha resides as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer or the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of a mountain.
— Robert M. Pirsig
There isn't enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle.
— Gautama Buddha
Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy.
— Gautama Buddha
Conquer anger by love, evil by good; Conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth.
— Gautama Buddha
Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.
— Gautama Buddha
If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all.
— Gautama Buddha
I don't know why I feel so crazy ... I feel like I'm going through a stargate. Maybe it's the diet pills. Maybe it's Buddha.
— Dawn French
Free your heart. Travel like the moon among the stars. - BUDDHA
— Jack Kornfield
Smile like the sun and radiate your light and make this world bright.
— Debasish Mridha
The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.
— Dogen
The moment you see how important it is to love yourself, you will stop making others suffer.
— Gautama Buddha
Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family.
— Gautama Buddha
You can not travel the path until you have become the path itself
— Gautama Buddha
The darkest night is ignorance.
— Gautama Buddha
There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
— Dogen
The seeker is that which is being sought.
— Gautama Buddha
