Gautama Buddha Quotes
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For, owners of their deeds (karma) are the beings, heirs of their deeds; their deeds are the womb from which they sprang; with their deeds they are bound up; their deeds are their refuge. Whatever deeds they do-good or evil-of such they will be the heirs. And wherever the beings spring into existence, there their deeds will ripen; and wherever their deeds ripen, there they will earn the fruits of those deeds, be it in this life, or be it in the next life, or be it in any other future life.
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Life is a river always flowing. do not hold onto things. work hard.
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The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is right, not unrighteous; third, what's pleasing, not displeasing; fourth, what is true, not false.
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Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred - this is the law Eternal.
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Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual act of giving something. And we experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given.
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To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear.
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Live like a mighty river.
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The only way to bring peace to the earth is to learn to make our own life peaceful.
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The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
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One should follow a man of wisdom who rebukes one for one's faults, as one would follow a guide to some buried treasure. To one who follows such a wise man, it will be an advantage and not a disadvantage.
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With his mind free from the inflow of thoughts and from restlessness, by abandoning both good and evil, an alert man knows no fear.
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The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.
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They were responsible for spreading the Buddhist religion throughout India and East Asia.
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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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In the light of his vision that is the perspective that allows him to be grateful that things are not worse he has found his freedom and joy: his thoughts are peace, his words are peace and his work is peace.
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There have been many Buddhas before me and will be many Buddhas in the future.
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Noble friends and companions are the whole of the holy life.
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Rain falls, wind blows, plants bloom, leaves mature and are blown away; these phenomena are all interrelated with causes and conditions, are brought about by them, and disappear as the causes and conditions change.
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If one man kills a hundred men, and another man masters himself, the second man is the much greater warrior.
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If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.
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Never have anything to do with likes and dislikes. The absence of what one likes is painful, as is the presence of what one dislikes. Therefore don't take a liking to anything. To lose what one likes is hard, but there are no bonds for those who have no likes and dislikes. From preference arises sorrow, from preference arises fear, but he who is freed from preference has no sorrow and certainly no fear.
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Those which arise dependently are free of inherent existence.
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Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.
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Will not be punished for your anger, your anger is the punishment.