Gautama Buddha Quotes
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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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Though thousand times a thousand in battle one may conquer, yet should one conquer just oneself, one is the greatest conqueror.
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If one man kills a hundred men, and another man masters himself, the second man is the much greater warrior.
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The man who foolishly does me wrong, I will return to him the protection of my most ungrudging love; and the more evil comes from him, the more good shall go from me.
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Hate never ends hate. Only love can.
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Live like a mighty river.
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Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms.
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My whole life, I never spoke a single-word.
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The gift of the Truth beats all other gifts. The flavour of the Truth beats all other tastes. The joy of the Truth beats all other joys, and the cessation of desire conquers all suffering.
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Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
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I am always at the beginning.
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Let all-embracing thoughts for all beings be yours.
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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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Only those who go where few have gone can see what few have seen.
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Those who walk in the Way should avoid sensualism as those who carry hay would avoid coming near the fire.
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As you travel though life, offer good wishes to each being you meet.
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Know well what holds you back, and what moves you forward.
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Thought-habits can harden into character. So watch your thoughts.
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Even if a fool lived with a wise man all his life, he would still not recognise the truth, like a wooden spoon cannot recognise the flavour of the soup.
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Consider Others as Yourself.
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A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
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For those who are ready the door to the deathless state is open. If you have ears give up the conditions that bind you and enter in.
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Silence is an empty space, space is the home of the awakened mind.
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If you want to know the past, look at your present. If you want to know the future, look at your present.