Gautama Buddha Quotes
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The wise man makes an island of himself that no flood can overwhelm.
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A wrong action may not bring its reaction at once, even as fresh milk turns not sour at once: like a smouldering fire concealed under ashes it consumes the wrongdoer, the fool.
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There is no meditation without wisdom, and there is no wisdom without meditation. When a man has both meditation and wisdom, he is indeed close to nirvana.
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Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.
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On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property.
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Destroy the man of wicked thoughts, Like a bamboo-tree with its fruit.
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I teach one thing and one only: that is, suffering and the end of suffering.
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When one feels no shame in telling a deliberate lie, there is no evil, I tell you, he will not do.
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Be lamps unto yourselves. Be refuges unto yourselves. Take yourself no external refuge. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp. Hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone besides yourselves. And those, Ananda, who either now or after I am dead, Shall be a lamp unto themselves, Shall betake themselves as no external refuge, But holding fast to the truth as their lamp, Holding fast to the truth as their refuge, Shall not look for refuge to anyone else besides themselves, It is they who shall reach to the very topmost height; But they must be anxious to learn.
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And he who has considered all the contrasts on this earth, and is no more disturbed by anything whatever in the world, the Peaceful One, freed from rage, from sorrow, and from longing, he has passed beyond birth and decay.
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When you have great joy, you will become Buddhas!
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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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If you do not follow the right path, you will be lost.
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Reverence, humility, contentment, gratitude and hearing the good Dhamma, this is the best good luck.
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Holding on to anger is like poisoning yourself and hoping someone else will die.
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When wishes are few, the heart is happy. When craving ends, there is peace.
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Ye must leave righteous ways behind, not to speak of unrighteous ways.
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Those which are produced from causes are not produced. they do not have an inherent nature of production. those which depend on causes are said to be empty; those who know emptiness are aware.
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After enlightenment, the laundry.
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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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Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.
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Love is a fleeting emotion, to reach true nirvana one must know themselves and forsake love, for it breeds contempt.
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There are two obstacles to enlightenment: 1. Thinking you know. 2 Thinking you don't know.