Gautama Buddha Quotes
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Even if everyone elseIs not doing good,I alone will.Even if everyone elseis doing wrong,I alone will not.
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Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm.
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Whoever has done harmful actions but later covers them up with good is like the moon which, freed from clouds, lights up the world.
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Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
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The man who wears the yellow-dyed robe but is not free from stains himself, without self-restraint and integrity, is unworthy of the robe.
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Not by mere eloquence, nor by handsome appearance, does a man become good-natured, should he be jealous, selfish and deceitful.
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A good horse runs with seeing just the shadow of the whip.
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To master the pride of defiant selfhood, that in truth is the highest bliss.
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You must take action yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way.
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For those struggling in midstream, in great fear of the flood, of growing old and of dying for all those I say, an island exists where there is no place for impediments, no place for clinging: the island of no going beyond. I call it nirvana, the complete destruction of old age and dying.
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Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.
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To live a single day and hear a good teaching is better than to live a hundred years without knowing such teaching.
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Craving brings pain; craving brings fear. If you do not yield to craving, you will be free from pain and fear.
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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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When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish man will not only disregard the advice but rather repeat the same error.
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Like a caring mother holding and guarding the life of her only child, so with a boundless heart of loving kindness, hold yourself and all beings as your beloved children.
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Let your mind become clear like a still forest pool.
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So too, monks, I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
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Wherefore, brethren, thus must ye train yourselves : Liberation of the will through love will develop, we will often practice it, we will make it vehicle and base, take our stand upon it, store it up, throughly set it going.
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Speak or act with a pure mind, and happiness will follow you as your shadow, unshakable.
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Whatever suffering there is in this world,all arises from desiring only myself to be happy.And whatever joy there is in this world,all arises from desiring to share my happiness with everyone.
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One moment, ten thousand years. Ten thousand years, one moment.
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Drink deeply. Live in serenity and joy.
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Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true.