Gautama Buddha Quotes
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Like the mother of the world, touch each being as your beloved child.
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Little by little a person becomes evil, as a water pot is filled by drops of water... Little by little a person becomes good, as a water pot is filled by drops of water.
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The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal of awakening.
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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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To share happiness, and to have done something good before leaving this life is sweet.
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The secret of happiness lies in the mind's release from worldly ties.
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Those who speak much are blamed, those who speak little are blamed. In this world there are none who are not blamed. Try not to blame.
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Speak the truth. Give whatever you can. Never be angry. These three steps will lead you Into the presence of the gods.
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If you endeavor to embrace the Way through much learning, the Way will not be understood. If you observe the Way with simplicity of heart, great indeed is this Way.
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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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And he who has considered all the contrasts on this earth, and is no more disturbed by anything whatever in the world, the Peaceful One, freed from rage, from sorrow, and from longing, he has passed beyond birth and decay.
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The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable.
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Look within, thou art the Buddha.
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Suffering is wishing things were other than they are.
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Life is a river always flowing. do not hold onto things. work hard.
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Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.
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When you come upon a path that brings benefit and happiness to all, follow this course as the moon journeys through the stars.
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Wisdom makes light the darkness of ignorance.
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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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Just as one can make a lot of garlands from a heap of flowers, so man, subject to birth and death as he is, should make himself a lot of good karma.
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When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.
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By taking these three steps you will get closer to the Gods: First, Say the Truth. Second: Don't let you get Angry. Third: Give, even though you have so little to give.
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Because not even the least Dharma is there found or got at. Therefore is it called 'utmost, right and perfect enlightenment'. Self-identical is that Dharma and nothing is therein at variance. Therefore is it called 'utmost, right and perfect enlighten'
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Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world.