Gautama Buddha Quotes
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It is our own thoughts that lead us into trouble, not other people.
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You must take action yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way.
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There is nothing like lust. Lust may be said to be the most powerful passion. Fortunately, we have but one thing which is more powerful. If the thirst for truth were weaker than passion, how many of us in the world would be able to follow the way of righteous?
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Those who by form did see me and those who followed me by voice. Wrong the efforts they engaged in, those people will not see me.
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A raft needed to cross the river is discarded when the other shore is reached, not carried about on one's head.
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Let him the intelligent man admonish, let him teach, let him forbid what is improper ! - he will be beloved of the good, by the bad he will be hated.
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For innumerable reasons, Mahamati, the Bodhisattva, whose nature is compassion, is not to eat any meat.
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(The real brahmin is the one who:) ... has crossed beyond duality ...knows no this shore, other shore, or both ...(is) settled in mind ... without inflowing thoughts ...is without attachment ...endures undisturbed criticism, ill-treatment and bonds, (and is) strong in patience ...(is) without anger, devout, upright, free from craving, disciplined and in his last body ...has experienced the end of his suffering here in this life, who has set down the burden, freed!
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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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Know what you do not know.
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You are the source of all purity and impurity. No one purifies another.
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Give thanks for what had been given to you, However little. Be pure, never falter.
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May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending each other. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness- the children, the aged, the unprotected- be guarded by beneficent celestials, and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood.
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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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In our interactions with others, gentleness, kindness, respectare the source of harmony.
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When we free ourselves of desire, we will know serenity and freedom.
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Suffering is an illusion.
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You yourself must earnestly practice, the enlightened ones only proclaim the path.
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All created things are impermanent. Strive diligently.
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If a man's thoughts are muddy, If he is reckless and full of deceit, How can he wear the yellow robe? Whoever is master of his own nature, Bright, clear and true, He may indeed wear the yellow robe.
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Peace comes from within; do not try to seek it without.
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Whenever and wherever one encounters the arising and passing away of the mental-physical structure, one enjoys bliss and delight, which lead on to the deathless stage experienced by the wise.
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Giving the best to others are giving the best to us. The value of life is not based on how long we live. But, how much can we contribute to others in our society ?
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If I had even a slight awareness, and practiced the Great Way, what I would fear would be deviating from it.