Gautama Buddha Quotes
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Like a beautiful flower, full of colour, but without scent, are wise words when spoken, but fruitless these words are when not carried out by the speaker.
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Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon the one way, The way of wisdom.
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Awakening is natural,delusion is not.
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Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
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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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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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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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It is impossible to underestimate the significance of your today's choices.
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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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"All is passing". When one realises this, he sits loose to this world of sorrow : This is the way of purity.
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One who is unrestrained in life-delusion overcomes; as the wind a weak tree.
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With good will for the entire cosmos, cultivate a limitless heart: above, below, and all around, unobstructed, without hostility or hate.
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I know what I gave them; I don't know what they received.
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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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Through one all are known, through one all are also seen.
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Be the witness of your thoughts.
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He who lives with his senses well controlled, moderate in his food and drink, he will not be overthrown, any more than the wind throws down a rocky mountain.
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Attachment leads to suffering.
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All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
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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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Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others.
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There are three ways to correct our faults:We can change through behavior We can change through understanding We can change heart.
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The fool is his own enemy. Seeking wealth, he destroys himself. Seek rather the other shore.
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Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods.