Top 1138 Quotes & Sayings by Gautama Buddha - Page 3

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.

If you find someone with wisdom, good judgment, and good actions; make him a companion.

Anyone who is not working toward the truth is missing the whole point of living.

A person is ruined by taking the measure of other persons.

The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you ought to know, and showing you the path to heaven.

Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.

Doing the good deeds is like the grass in the garden. You don't see its growth. But, it does by days. Doing the wicked deeds is like the hone. You don't see its damage. But, it does by days.

Within this moment, the only moment that exists, the past, present and future are contained.

A generous heart, kind speech, & a life of service & compassion are the things which renew humanity.

The eating of meat extinguishes the seed of Great Kindness.

Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Those who act with few desires are calm, without worry or fear.

Man's troubles are rooted in extreme attention to senses, thoughts, and imagination. Attention should be focused internally to experience a quiet body and a calm mind.

Love is a fleeting emotion, to reach true nirvana one must know themselves and forsake love, for it breeds contempt

I am a finger pointing to the moon. Don't look at me; look at the moon.

We are what we think, and all that we are rises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak and act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together.

"All conditioned things are impermanent" - when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Truths cannot be acquired from words out of other people's mouths. Before Truths can be internalized, they must come from one's own realizations and practices. Through a lifetime of personal practice, human beings are capable of revealing all of the secrets of the cosmic essence. You are your own best judge.

Men are tied up to their families and possessions more helplessly than in a prison. There is an occasion for the prisoner to be released, but householders entertain no desire to be relieved from the ties of family. When a man's passion is aroused nothing prevents him from ruining himself. Even into the jaws of a tiger will he jump. Those who are thus drowned in the filth of passion are called the ignorant. Those who are able to overcome it are saintly Arhats.

Release old concepts and energies that keep you in self-punishment patterns. Release old stories and create from a place of love and self-validation. You are worth it!

Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.

When you come upon a path that brings benefit and happiness to all, follow this course as the moon journeys through the stars.

Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.

Your actions are your only true belongings.

One who does not rouse themself when it is time to rise, who, though capable, is full of sloth, whose will and thought are weak, that lazy and idle person will never find their way to true knowledge.

Heaven and Hell are imaginary creation of ignorant minds.

Want what you have and you will always get what you want.

Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.

One way leads to acquisition, the other leads to nirvana. Realising this a monk should take no pleasure in the respect of others, but should devote himself to solitude.

Do not think lightly of good, that nothing will come of it. A whole water pot will fill up from dripping drops of water.

Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

To utter pleasant words without practicing them, is like a fine flower without fragrance.

Be a lamp to yourself. Be your own confidence. Hold on to the truth within yourself as to the only truth.

Speak the truth. Give whatever you can. Never be angry. These three steps will lead you Into the presence of the gods.

Make of yourself a light.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Holding on to anger is like poisoning yourself and hoping someone else will die.

Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right things to help you learn perfect patience, perfect wisdom, perfect compassion.

All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.

At the bottom of things, most people want to be understood and appreciated.

More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.

Fools wait for a lucky day, but everyday is a lucky day for an industrious man.

There is no meditation without wisdom, and there is no wisdom without meditation. When a man has both meditation and wisdom, he is indeed close to nirvana.

All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.

I know what I gave them; I don't know what they received.

Through our senses the world appears. Through our reactions we create delusions.Without reactions the world becomes clear.

The fool who thinks he is wise is just a fool. The fool who knows he is a fool is wise indeed.

The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable.

Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.

The evils of the body are murder, theft, and adultery; of the tongue, lying, slander, abuse and idle talk; of the mind, covetousness, hatred and error.

How does one practice mindfulness? Sit in meditation. Be aware of only your breath.

My teaching is not a philosophy. It is the result of direct experience... My teaching is a means of practice, not something to hold onto or worship. My teaching is like a raft used to cross the river. Only a fool would carry the raft around after he had already reached the other shore of liberation.

I will purify my bodily actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my verbal actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my mental actions through repeated reflection. That's how you should train yourself.

We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything.

Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual act of giving something. And we experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given.

Just as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind