The Buddha Quotes

True and lasting inner peace can never be found in external things. It can only be found within in. And then, once we find and nurture it with ourselves, it radiates outward.

Develop a mind that is vast like space, where experiences both pleasant and unpleasant can appear and disappear without conflict, struggle or harm. Rest in a mind like vast sky.

The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.

Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.

Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own self in all beings.

On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.

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.

The good shine from afar Like the snowy Himalayas. The bad don't appear Even when near, Like arrows shot into the night.

The fragrance of sandalwood and rosebay does not travel far. But the fragrance of virtue rises to the heavens.

If you cannot find a good companion to walk with, walk alone, like an elephant roaming the jungle. It is better to be alone than to be with those who will hinder your progress.

There is no fire like passion No crime like hatred, No sorrow like separation, No sickness like hunger, And no joy like the joy of freedom.

Doubt everything. Find your own light.

The tongue like a sharp knife ... Kills without drawing blood.

If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.

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

The grudge you hold on to is like a hot coal that you intend to throw at someone, only you're the one who gets burned.

No one outside ourselves can rule us inwardly. When we know this, we become free.

Mind is everything. What we think, we become.

Sometime, somewhere you take something to be the truth. But if you cling to it too strongly, then even when the truth comes in person and knocks on your door, you will not open it.

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

All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.

Crying with the wise is better than laughing with the fool.

You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. See how you love.

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

With our thoughts we make the world.

Nothing is forever except change.

Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.

In our lives, change is unavoidable, loss is unavoidable. In the adaptability and ease with which we experience change, lies our happiness and freedom.

Suffering is wishing things were other than they are.

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

Know well what holds you back, and what moves you forward

Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.

Do not learn how to react. Learn how to respond.

The kingdom of heaven is closer than the brow above the eye but mankind does not see it.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.

Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon the one way, The way of wisdom.

You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred

Silence is an empty space, space is the home of the awakened mind.

If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

As a bee without harming the flower, its colour or scent, flies away, collecting only the honey, even so should the sage wander in the village.

May all that have life be delivered from suffering.

Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life.

You are the source of all purity and impurity. No one purifies another.

Life is a river always flowing. do not hold onto things. work hard.

Forgive and be free. Forget that you have forgiven and be freer.

The right time to show your good character is when you are pestered by someone weaker than you.

They who imagine truth in untruth and see untruth in truth will never arrive at the truth.