Gautama Buddha Quotes
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I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment.
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Nothing is to be clung to as I, me or mine.
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There's a treasury full of jade and jewels; It is in you. Don't go searching far from home for it-it's here.
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There are, O monks, these four lights. What four? The light of the moon, the light of the sun, the light of fire, and the light of wisdom. Of these four lights, the light of wisdom is supreme.
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He who never thinks of anything as 'mine' does not feel the lack of anything: he is never worried by a sense of loss.
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All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.
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Cultivation of meditative stability alone, will not destroy the discrimination of inherent existence. Afflictive emotions can return, making all sorts of disturbances.
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Believe, meditate, see. Be harmless, be blameless. Awake to the law. And from all sorrows free yourself.
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He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake's venom that so quickly spreads, - such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.
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Long is the night for the sleepless. Long is the road for the weary. Long is samsara (the cycle of continued rebirth) for the foolish, who have not recognised the true teaching.
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Whoever doesn't flare up at someone who's angry wins a battle hard to win.
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Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will for seven days appear to you in their benign and peaceful aspect. Their light will shine upon you, ... Wonderful and delightful though they are, The Buddhas may nevertheless frighten you. Do not give in to your fright! Do not run away! Serenely contemplate the spectacle before you! Overcome your fear, and feel no desire! Realize that these are the rays of the grace of the Buddhas, who come to receive you into their Buddha-realms. Pray to them with intense faith and humility.
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As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
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To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome.
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The end of desire is the end of sorrow.
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In protecting oneself, others are protected; In protecting others, oneself is protected.
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Goodwill toward all beings is the true religion; cherish in your hearts boundless goodwill to all that lives.
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The mind precedes all things, the mind dominates all things, the mind creates all things.
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Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
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Each day of my life I am sowing seeds that one day I will harvest.
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How can a troubled mind Understand the way? If a man is disturbed He will never be filled with knowledge. An untroubled mind, No longer seeking to consider What is right and what is wrong, A mind beyond judgements, Watches and understands. Know that the body is a fragile jar, And make a castle of your mind. In every trial Let understanding fight for you To defend what you have won.
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Pain in life is inevitable but suffering is not. Pain is what the world does to you, suffering is what you do to yourself by the way you think about the 'pain' you receive. Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. You can always be grateful that the pain is not worse in quality, quantity, frequency, duration, etc
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He who is kind to animals heaven will protect.
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Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead, But the master is awake And he lives forever.