Buddha Quotes

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

What is the happiness ? Is it really happiness ? Nothing stable, just happen, stay and decay... Everything is impermanence, dissatisfaction and nothing can ever belong to itself

So, without telling any of my Zen-snob buddies, I liked to pretend everything was the Pure Land, that my life was already perfect as it was.

I shall live here in the rains, There in winter, Elsewhere in summer, " muses the fool, Not aware of the nearness of death.

Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.

Whatever is impermanent is dukkha’ (Yad aniccaṃ taṃ dukkhaṃ).

Is this an ego high or a peaceful high?

I should try to pass along the good that has happened to me. That’s my responsibility as being part of this planet.

I'm so good at beginnings, but in the end I always seem to destroy everything, including myself.

Thirty seconds of pure awareness is a long time, especially after a lifetime of escaping yourself at all costs.

I need them to be aware and present with me in the midst of the storm, not just tell me what to do.

An inner ease spreads inside me. Such is the power of acceptance and understanding from other people, the power of validation

Each situation is a blossom to be picked with a curious spirit.

Or was their guilt written plainly, and for all the world to see, across their face? Was it their face, in fact, for which they were guilty?

human desires are the main cause of suffering

In religion as in parenthood, uncritical loyalty to our ancestors may implicate us in an injustice against our descendants: imprisoning them in the errors of our ancestors.

Isn’t the media supposed to keep government responsible?

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment.

I felt a taste of that other kind of contentment that doesn't come from acquiring information or getting praise or building a resume, the kind that is just there, like a hidden pearl.

There's one thing worse than a failed old religion: a naïve and arrogant new one.

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

Remember my words: Be truthful, be kind to one another, and you will attain peace. We will meet again in another life.

Be your own lamp, seek no other refuge but yourself, Let truth be your light." ~Buddha

Through zeal knowledge is gotten through lack of zeal knowledge is lost.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else you are the one who gets burned.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past not to worry about the future nor to anticipate troubles but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Without health life is not life it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

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.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes he who loves no one has no woes.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else you are the one who gets burned.