Gautama Buddha Quotes
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To have everything is to possess nothing.
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Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.
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Like a beautiful flower that is colorful but has no fragrance, even well spoken words bear no fruit in one who does not put them into practice.
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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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All created things are impermanent. Strive diligently.
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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.
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If there is no other world and there is no fruit and ripening of actions well done or ill done, then here and now in this life I shall be free from hostility, affliction, and anxiety, and I shall live happily.
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Only those who go where few have gone can see what few have seen.
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A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.
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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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Life is so very difficult. How can we be anything but kind.
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There is no fire like passion: there is no evil and hatred.
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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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Read as few words as you like, and speak fewer, but act upon the law.
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If you determine your course With force or speed, You miss the way of the dharma. Quietly consider What is right and what is wrong. Receiving all opinions equally, Without haste, wisely, Observe the dharma.
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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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Life is a river always flowing. do not hold onto things. work hard.
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The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.
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Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise.
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Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.
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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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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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Do not close your eyes before suffering. Find ways to be with those who are suffering by all means, Including personal contact and visits, images, sound. By such means, awaken yourself and others to the reality of suffering in the world.
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Like the mother of the world, touch each being as your beloved child.