Gautama Buddha Quotes
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It came to me that I should teach this truth for it is real happiness and joy. The cessation of suffering is possible.
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Awakening is natural,delusion is not.
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A person is not learned nor wise because he talks much; the person who is patient, free from hatred and fear, that person is called learned and wise.
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We will develop love, we will practice it, we will make it both a way and a basis.
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"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness.
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Understand that the body is merely the foam of a wave, the shadow of a shadow.
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Joy and openness come from our own contented heart.
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The man that is dominated by Anger Doth not know what is seemly and seeth not the Law; That man whom Hate doth accompany, Becometh like unto murky darkness.
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All that has been hidden is rising, there is no stopping it! These things you cannot hide: the sun, the moon, and TRUTH.
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Yet the Teaching is simple. Do what is right. Be pure. At the end of the way is freedom.
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Do not be thoughtless, always be mindful, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the path of evil, like an elephant sunk in mud.
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Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
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If a man who has committed many a misdemeanor does not repent and cleanse his heart of the evil, retribution will come upon his person as sure as the streams run into the ocean which becomes ever deeper and wider. If a man who has committed a misdemeanor come to the knowledge of it, reform himself, and practise goodness, the force of retribution will gradually exhaust itself as a disease gradually loses its baneful influence when the patient perspires.
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If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind.
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All beings are not only the parents in the past. They will become the Buddha in the future. If you free their lives, you are Buddha.
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Be a light unto yourself.
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You, as much as anyone in the universe, deserve your love and respect.
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Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms.
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Find out for yourself what is truth, what is real. Discover that there are virtuous things and there are non-virtuous things. Once you have discovered for yourself give up the bad and embrace the good.
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Do not judge yourself harshly. Without mercy for ourselves we cannot love the world.
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It is because of their tranquil thoughts That creatures go to prosperity.
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When we feel happy and peaceful, our happiness and peace radiates around us, and others can enjoy it as well. This is called 'the enjoyment of others of our body of bliss'.
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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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No light is brighter than wisdom. Wisdom is the light in the world.