Gautama Buddha Quotes

Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. The elephant hauls himself from the mud. In the same way drag yourself out of your sloth.

Gautama Buddha

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• Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. The elephant hauls himself from the mud. In the same way drag yourself out of your sloth.

  

  Gautama Buddha
  • Thoughts
  • Awake
  • Mud