Gautama Buddha Quotes
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Inflowing thoughts come to an end in those who are ever alert of mind, training themselves night and day, and ever intent on nirvana.
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I am always at the beginning.
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Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken.
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When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.
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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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A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains.
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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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When giving to others do not linger on thoughts of a giving, what was given, or the one who has received.
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For all mortals, birth is suffering, ageing is suffering, sickness is suffering.
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Dharma is not upheld by talking about it. Dharma is upheld by living in harmony with it.
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Give thanks for what had been given to you, However little. Be pure, never falter.
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Dispassion is the best of mental states. . . .
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Wisdom makes light the darkness of ignorance.
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To share happiness, and to have done something good before leaving this life is sweet.
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To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.
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Those who act with few desires are calm, without worry or fear.
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This Ariyan Eightfold Path, that is to say: Right view, right aim, right speech, right action, right living, right effort, right mindfulness, right contemplation.
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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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Do not underestimate what you specific conventional, nor covetousness others. He who envies others does not terra firma organization of intellect.
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Maintain a state of balance between physical acts and inner serenity,like a lute whose strings are finely tuned.
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Household life is crowded and dusty; life gone forth is wide open... Suppose I shave off my hair and beard, put on the ochre robe, and go forth from the home life into homelessness.
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Will not be punished for your anger, your anger is the punishment.
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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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Love in the past is only a memory. Love in the future is only a fantasy. True love lives in the here and now.