Gautama Buddha Quotes
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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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Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well spoken words; This is good luck.
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Why cling to the pain and the wrongs of yesterday? Why hold on to the very things that keep you from hope and love.
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Life at home is cramped and dirty, it is difficult to live a spiritual life completely, perfect and pure in all its parts while cabinned.
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Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
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Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.
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There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant.
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Like a lovely flower full of color but lacking in fragrance, are the words of those who do not practice what they teach.
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In compassion lies the world's true strength.
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A man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others.
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Do not interrogate silence because silence is mute; do not expect anything from the gods, nor should you try to bribe them with gifts, because it is in ourselves that we must look for liberation.
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Live every act fully, as if it were your last.
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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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Before you've seen it, and when you first see it, it is the greatest thing; afterwards, it is ordinary.
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Just as a line drawn on water with a stick will quickly vanish and will not last long; even so, brahmins, is human life like a line drawn on water. It is short, limited, and brief; it is full of suffering. One should do good and live a pure life; for none who is born can escape death.
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Do not believe what you have heard Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down many generations Do not believe in anything that has been spoken of many times Do not believe because the written statements come from some old sage Do not believe in conjecture Do not believe in authority, or teachers, or elders But after careful observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it.
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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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Do not have as friends harmful people, the wise person does not associate with the worst of people. Have as friends virtuous people, the wise person associates with the best of people.
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Do not believe anything on the mere authority of teachers or priests. Accept as true and as the guide to your life only that which accords with your own reason and experience, after thorough investigation. Accept only that which contributes to the well-being of yourself and others.
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Once you know the nature of anger and joy is empty and you let them go, you free yourself from karma.
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The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.
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Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts; it comes from seeing what is true.
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As solid rock remains unmoved by the wind, so the wise remain unmoved by blame and praise.
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Doing the good deeds is like the grass in the garden. You don't see its growth. But, it does by days. Doing the wicked deeds is like the hone. You don't see its damage. But, it does by days.