The Buddha quotes
82 quotes by The Buddha. Topics: Character, Courage, Family, Future, Happiness, Honor, Life, Love, Motivational, Philosophy, Self, Self Help, Truth, Virtue, Wisdom.
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“Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, upon hearing which one attains peace.”
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“Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.”
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“To support mother and father, to cherish partner and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation — this is the greatest blessing.”
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“Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.”
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“I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me.”
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“When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.”
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“Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.”
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“Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.”
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“Don’t sacrifice your own welfare for that of another, no matter how great. Realizing your own true welfare, be intent on just that.”
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“We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by lovingkindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it.”
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“You should ignore that person’s impure behavior by way of speech and body, and focus on the fact that they get an openness and clarity of heart from time to time. That’s how to get rid of resentment for that person.”
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“Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth.”
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“It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.”
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“Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.”
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“Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.”
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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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“Meditation brings wisdom, lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”
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“Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever's not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.”
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“I, too, do not envision a doctrine of self the clinging to which there would not arise sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair.”
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“A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated — this is the greatest blessing.”
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“Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their quarrels.”
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“All phenomena are preceded by the mind, created by the mind, and have the mind as their master.”
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“There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.”
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“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.”
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“Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.”
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“A disciplined mind brings happiness.”
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“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”
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“'As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I.' Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.”
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“The thing that is disliked by me is also disliked by others. Since I dislike this thing, how can I inflict it on someone else?”
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“Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.”
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“Do I speak at the right time, or not? Do I speak of facts, or not? Do I speak gently or harshly? Do I speak profitable words or not? Do I speak with a kindly heart, or inwardly malicious?”
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“What is past is left behind. The future is yet unreached. Whatever quality is present, clearly see it right there.”