Gautama Buddha Quotes
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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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May we live like the lotus, at home in muddy water.
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Having abandoned the taking of life, refraining from killing, we dwell without violence, with the knife laid down, scrupulous, full of mercy, trembling with compassion for all sentient beings.
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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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By oneself the evil is done, and it is oneself who suffers: by oneself the evil is not done, and by one's Self one becomes pure.
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And he who lives a hundred years, idle and weak, a life of one day is better if a man has attained firm strength.
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Truths cannot be acquired from words out of other people's mouths. Before Truths can be internalized, they must come from one's own realizations and practices. Through a lifetime of personal practice, human beings are capable of revealing all of the secrets of the cosmic essence. You are your own best judge.
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Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.
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Joyously participate in the sorrows of others.
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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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Know what you do not know.
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All things that are born must die. Work hard for your own freedom from sorrow.
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Treat others with respect. How you treat others will be how they treat you.
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For all mortals, birth is suffering, ageing is suffering, sickness is suffering.
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Love in the past is only a memory. Love in the future is only a fantasy. True love lives in the here and now.
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Kindnessis giving others happiness. Compassionis removing others' bitterness. Joyis freeing others from suffering.
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As long as one feels that he is the doer, he cannot escape from the wheel of births.
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May I hold myself in compassion. May I meet the suffering and ignorance of others with compassion.
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When we free ourselves of desire, we will know serenity and freedom.
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Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit; even tiny drops of water in the end will fill a huge vessel. Do not overlook negative actions merely because they are small; however small a spark may be, it can burn down a haystack as big as a mountain.
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Let a man overcome anger by love.
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I teach one thing and one only: that is, suffering and the end of suffering.
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Please, try to eat a bit less meat, a bit more veggies from today. Let it become a habit gradually until not to eat meat anymore. Then, observe the changing of the body and spirit after eating veggies, fruits and grains.
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Give the people - confidence. Give the people - delight. Give the people - hope. Give the people - the best.