Buddhism Quotes

Buddhism Quote of the day

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

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

A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.

Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create disticntions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

On the day that you were born, you began to die. Do not waste a single moment more!

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

Nothing goes right on the outside when nothing is going right on the inside.

I've tried Buddhism, Scientology, Numerology, Transcendental Meditation, Qabbala, t'ai chi, feng shui and Deepak Chopra but I find straight gin works best.

Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.

Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.

Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze.

You menace others with your deadly fangs. But in tormenting them, you are only tormenting yourselves.

All know the way, but few actually walk it.

The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.

Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues.

Let me give you a wonderful Zen practice. Wake up in the morning...look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself.

The heart chakra is the central chakra.

Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism and others.

Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

When the mind is exhausted of images, it invents its own.

Searching outside of you is Samsara (the world). Searching within you leads to Nirvana.

Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.

If you want to take care of tomorrow, take better care of today. We always live now. All we have to do is entrust ourselves to the life we now live.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, 'Don't cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.'

If living on fruits and water is of superior merit, monkeys and fish will go to heaven before men.

If one were truly aware of the value of human life, to waste it blithely on distractions and the pursuit of vulgar ambitions would be the height of confusion.

As the kundalini rises, the knowledge and powers of those dimensions will begin to come to you.

There are six chakras or energy vortexes that lie along that tube. There is a seventh chakra located several inches above the head, but it is not connected.

There are seven primary chakras located in the subtle physical body, the body of light and energy that is our awareness and that surrounds the physical.

I see no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity ... I intend to become as good a Buddhist as I can.

Buddhism teaches you to embrace change.

And yet when you take Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, whatever, their combined killings in the name of religion -- well, that would be zero.

If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it, which is not found in any other religion.

The power chakra is the navel center. The center of balance is the heart chakra; it's the center of our being. The third eye is the center of wisdom, the Agni chakra.

While I am here I would like to experience as many of the beauties of the world as possible and help others to do the same.

Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.

To practice Zen Buddhism is to train oneself to eliminate hatred, anger and selfishness and to develop loving-kindness towards all.

Close the eyes, and focus on the third eye, the heart chakra, or the navel center. It is a good idea to alternate them.

In the chakras, it's the heart chakra, anahata, the central chakra, three above and three below, which symbolizes happiness and love, psychic oneness, spiritual understanding.

The heart chakra is located in the center of your chest. Hold your right or left hand out. Now say "Me" and, as you do so, touch your chest. You will automatically touch your heart chakra.

After two or three sessions of meditating on your heart chakra, it will no longer be necessary for you to physically touch your chest. You will sense the spot automatically.

Your heart chakra is not in your physical body. It is in your subtle physical body, but it comes in contact with your physical body in this location.

Focus your awareness on the heart chakra. As you do, you will feel your consciousness shifting. You may feel different perceptions of energy in different parts of your body.

Practice meditating on the heart chakra. This is only one of them, but it's quite good for the first few years of your meditative practice.