Gautama Buddha Quotes
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I have the body of a GOD.
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Love is beauty and beauty is truth, and that is why in the beauty of a flower we can see the truth of the universe.
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We are what we think, and all that we are rises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak and act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.
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There is no fire like passion. There are no chains like hate. Illusion is a net, Desire is a rushing river.
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Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.
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Better is to speak unpleasant truth than to tell lies.
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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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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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There are having flowers in Spring, breezes in Summer, moon in Autumn, snows in Winter. If there is nothing worrying over you, it will be the best seasons at all times.
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Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.
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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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All fear violence, all are afraid of death.
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Let us live most happily, free from hatred in the midst of the hateful; Let us remain free from hatred in the midst of people who hate.
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Read as few words as you like, and speak fewer, but act upon the law.
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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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Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse.
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There is pleasure And there is bliss. Forgo the first to possess the second. If you are happy At the expense of another man's happiness, You are forever bound.
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Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. The elephant hauls himself from the mud. In the same way drag yourself out of your sloth.
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In compassion lies the world's true strength.
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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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The secret of happiness lies in the mind's release from worldly ties.
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The trouble is you think you have time.
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If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.
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Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.