Gautama Buddha Quotes
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If one man kills a hundred men, and another man masters himself, the second man is the much greater warrior.
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Happiness follows sorrow, sorrow follows happiness, but when one no longer discriminates happiness and sorrow, a good deal and a bad deed, one is able to realize freedom.
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Be your own lamps. Be your own shelters. Hang on to the truth as a lamp. Hang on to the truth as a refuge.
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Hatred does not cease in this world by hating, but by not hating; this is an eternal truth.
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Happy indeed are the arahants! No craving can be found in them. Cut off is the conceit 'I am,' Burst asunder is delusion's net.
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As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth.
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Bring your mind to noble silence. Unify your mind in noble silence. Concentrate your mind in noble silence... Enter into rapture and pleasure born of silence derived of concentration and awareness that is free from thought and fabrication.
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Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.
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By whomsoever no evil is done in deed, or word, or thought, him I call a Brahmin (holy man) who is guarded in these three.
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If you cannot find a good companion to walk with, walk alone, like an elephant roaming the jungle. It is better to be alone than to be with those who will hinder your progress.
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Thousands upon thousands of lights is inferior to a light of heart.
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There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now.
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As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens.
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Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.
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These are the roots of trees, O monks, these are empty huts. Meditate, monks, do not be negligent, or else you will regret it later. This is our instruction to you.
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I am a finger pointing to the moon. Don't look at me; look at the moon.
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Reverence, humility, contentment, gratitude and hearing the good Dhamma, this is the best good luck.
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Analyzing through special insight and realizing the lack of inherent existence constitute understanding of the signless.
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Remember that the only constant in life is change.
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As I am, so are others as others are, so am I. Having thus identified self and others, harm no one nor have them harmed.
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Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy.
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Free from passion and desire, you have stripped the thorns from the stem.
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How wonderful! How wonderful! All things are perfect, exactly as they are.
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We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything.