Gautama Buddha Quotes
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There is no fire like passion: there is no evil and hatred.
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All the holy words you read and all the holy words you speak are as nothing if you do not act upon them. Even if you read little and say little but live the right way, forsaking craving, hatred and delusion, you will know the truth and find calmness and will show others the path.
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Look within, thou art the Buddha.
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"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness.
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Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.
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It takes hundred of years sitting together in the same boat. It takes thousand of years sharing the same bed with. It calls : the predestined affinity.
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One way leads to acquisition, the other leads to nirvana. Realising this a monk should take no pleasure in the respect of others, but should devote himself to solitude.
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The self of which you speak, whether it is the great self or the small self, is only a concept that does not correspond to any reality.
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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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There is a way to be purified, to overcome sorrows and grief, to release suffering, to secure the right path to realize nirvana. This is to be mindful.
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Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.
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This is my child, this is my wealth: such thoughts are the preoccupations of fools. If we are unable to own even ourselves, why make such claims?
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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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Believe there is good in the world.
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Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.
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The more completely we give of ourselves, the more completely the world gives back to us.
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It is impossible for a man who is bogged to extricate another who is bogged.
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Life is dear to all beings, they have the right to live the same that we do.
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The grudge you hold on to is like a hot coal that you intend to throw at someone, only you're the one who gets burned.
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Establish your mind as necessary for knowledge and remembrance. Establish a mind free of grasping to anything.
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Even if everyone elseIs not doing good,I alone will.Even if everyone elseis doing wrong,I alone will not.
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Love is a gift of one's inner most soul to another so both can be whole.
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To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the good luck.