Gautama Buddha Quotes
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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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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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The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain--as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honor than to live to 120 and die in disgrace.
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If the traveler cannot find master or friend to go with him, let him travel alone rather than with a fool for company.
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Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred - this is the law Eternal.
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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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Before you've seen it, and when you first see it, it is the greatest thing; afterwards, it is ordinary.
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Sound health is the greatest of gifts; contentedness, the greatest of riches; trust, the greatest of qualities.
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There is no fire like passion: there is no evil and hatred.
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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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A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an axe to cut it down.
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Religion is a cow. It gives milk, but it also kicks.
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Life is so very difficult. How can we be anything but kind.
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Anyone who is not working toward the truth is missing the whole point of living.
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Do not carry with you your mistakes. Do not carry your cares. Travel on alone. Like an elephant in the forest.
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War ends only when people love each other.
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Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.
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Don't rely on logic alone, nor speculation. Don't infer or be deceived by appearances.
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Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.
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Those who recognize the existence of suffering, its cause, its remedy, and its cessation, have fathomed the four noble truths. They will walk in the right path.
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Like the mother of the world, touch each being as your beloved child.
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Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus with thy hand!
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The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, for one great cause alone appear in the world. The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, appear in the world because they wish to cause the beings to hear of the Buddha's knowledge and insight and thus enable them to gain purity. They appear in the world because they wish to demonstrate the Buddha's knowledge and insight to the beings. They appear in the world because they wish to cause the beings to understand. They appear in the world because they wish to cause the beings to enter into the path of the Buddha's knowledge and insight.
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The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.