Gautama Buddha Quotes

Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.

Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.

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

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

those which arise dependently are free of inherent existence.

All descriptions of reality are temporary hypotheses.

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.

Whoever sees me sees the teaching, and whoever sees the teaching sees me.

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

Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think.

We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all.

He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.

When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhu, every moment you are born, decay, and die.

Greater than all the joysOf heaven and earth, Greater still than dominionOver all the worlds, Is the joy of reaching the stream.

Like a caring motherholding and guarding the lifeof her only child, so with a boundless heartof lovingkindness, hold yourself and all beingsas your beloved children.