Gautama Buddha Quotes
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So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering' - then you should abandon them.
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The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain--as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honor than to live to 120 and die in disgrace.
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In every trial Let understanding fight for you.
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If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.
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Live every act fully, as if it were your last.
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He that distributeth not That which he hath received-- His food, his drink, his sustenance-- Unto devotee, brahman, beggar, wayfarer-- Such a low man as he, they say, is like Unto a lack of rain.
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Doubt everything. Find your own light.
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Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.
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By your own efforts waken yourself, watch yourself. And live joyfully.
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Though one should live a hundred years without wisdom and control, yet better, indeed, is a single day's life of one who is wise and meditative.
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Come, live with the doors of the senses guarded, diligent and mindful, vigilant and mindful, with the ways of the mind well watched, possessed of a mind that is awake and observing.
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After much seeking for truth and knowledge the profoundness of reality came to me with a clarity never before known.
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I have the body of a GOD.
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Of what I know, I have told you only a little. Why have I not told you the rest? Because it would not lead you to Nirvana.
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As an irrigator guides water to his fields, as an archer aims an arrow, as a carpenter carves wood, the wise shape their lives.
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Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus with thy hand!
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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.
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For innumerable reasons, Mahamati, the Bodhisattva, whose nature is compassion, is not to eat any meat.
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Change is never painful, only the resistance to change is painful.
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By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we acquire great treasures.
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Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well spoken words; This is good luck.
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Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.
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The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable.
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Noble friends and companions are the whole of the holy life.