Gautama Buddha Quotes
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There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.
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Sometimes it's better to be kind than to be right. We do not need an intelligent mind that speaks, but a patient heart that listens. You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
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Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.
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How does one practice mindfulness? Sit in meditation. Be aware of only your breath.
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As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb the color & fragrance of the flower; so do the wise move through the world.
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One who is wise and disciplined, always kind and intelligent, humble and free from pride. One like this will be praised.
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She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.
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There is one thing that, when cultivated and regularly practiced, leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear comprehension, to vision and knowledge, to a happy life here and now, and to the culmination of wisdom and awakening. And what is that one thing? It is mindfulness centred on the body.
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The less you have, the less you have to worry about.
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There is, monks, an unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned. If, monks, there were no unborn... no escape would be discerned from what is born, become, made, conditioned. But because there is an unborn..., therefore an escape is discerned from what is born, become, made, conditioned.
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Live in Joy, In love, Even among those who hate. Live in joy, In health, Even among the afflicted. Live in joy, In peace, Even among the troubled. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, Know the sweet joy of living in the way.
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A fool learns nothing from a wise man; but a wise man learns from a fool.
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Everything that happens to us is the result of what we ourselves have thought, said, or done.We alone are responsible for our lives.
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All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.
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There is no fire like greed, No crime like hatred, No sorrow like separation, No sickness like hunger of heart, And no joy like the joy of freedom. Health, contentment and trust Are your greatest possessions, And freedom your greatest joy. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, Know the sweet joy of living in the way.
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If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear.
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Want what you have and you will always get what you want.
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This is deathless: the liberation of the mind through lack of clinging.
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If you hold yourself dear, protect yourself well.
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Never tell a lie. Anyone who can tell you the slightest of lies is also capable of any evil.
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When a man is stimulated by his own thoughts, full of desire and dwelling on what is attractive, his craving increases even more. He is making the fetter even stronger. But he who takes pleasure in stilling his thoughts, practising the contemplation of what is repulsive, and remaining recollected, now he will make an end of craving, he will snap the bonds of Mara. His aim is accomplished, he is without fear, rid of craving and without stain. He has removed the arrows of changing existence. This is his last body.
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True love is born from understanding.
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To him in whom love dwells, the whole world is but one family.
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Greater in battle than the man who would conquer a thousand-thousand men, is he who would conquer just one — himself. Better to conquer yourself than others. When you've trained yourself, living in constant self-control, neither a deva nor gandhabba, nor a Mara banded with Brahmas, could turn that triumph back into defeat.