Gautama Buddha Quotes
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To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the good luck.
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They were responsible for spreading the Buddhist religion throughout India and East Asia.
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Do not believe anything because it is said by an authority, or if it is said to come from angels, or from Gods, or from an inspired source. Believe it only if you have explored it in your own heart and mind and body and found it to be true. Work out your own path, through diligence.
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As a bee without harming the flower, its colour or scent, flies away, collecting only the honey, even so should the sage wander in the village.
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Solitude is happiness for one who is content, who has heard the Dhamma and clearly sees. Non-affliction is happiness in the world - harmlessness towards all living beings.
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The secret of happiness lies in the mind's release from worldly ties.
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By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we acquire great treasures.
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Any material form, or thought, or feeling, past or present, should be regarded as, 'This is not mine, this is not what I am, this is not my self.'
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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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You can search the world over and you will find no one who is more deserving of your kindness and well wishing than you yourself.
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Be greatly aware of the present.
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Those who, relying upon themselves only, not looking for assistance to anyone besides themselves, it is they who will reach the top-most height.
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Just as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind.
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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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Before you've seen it, and when you first see it, it is the greatest thing; afterwards, it is ordinary.
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A brahmin once asked The Blessed One: "Are you a God?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "Are you a saint?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "Are you a magician?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "What are you then?" "I am awake."
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To know and not to use is not yet to know!
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All have I overcome, all do I know. From all am I detached. All have I renounced. Wholly absorbed am I in ``the destruction of craving. Having comprehended all by myself, whom shall I call my teacher.
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To do a little good is more than to accomplish great conquests.
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From eating meat arrogance is born, from arrogance erroneous imaginations issue, and from imagination is born greed; and for this reason refrain from eating meat.
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There are friendships to one who lives in society; thus our present grief arises from having friendships; observing the evils resulting from friendship, let one walk alone like a rhinoceros.
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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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Winter always turns into Spring.
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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.