Buddhism Quotes

Life's Journeys Inward seeking moves towards being-time Outward seeking journies among life's ornaments

[T]here is really nothing 'out there' to get because, already, within this moment, everything is whole and complete.

The impossibility of arriving at Truth by giving up your own authority and following the lights of others. Such a path will only lead to an opinion.

[I]mpermanence [is] the very thing that makes [life] vibrant, wonderful, and alive.

Question everything, even the question mark, that shepherd's crook floating in the air above that small round rockIf you - stubbornly - still wish to be unhappy, maybe you can grasp it.

The life-tree of practice is single-minded application.

We just have to remind ourselves that the source of any happiness is mind itself.

Life gives you exactly what you need to awaken.

Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.

A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation and, further, can even enable a change in the destiny of all humankind.

... the four noble truths: that there is suffering, that it has an origin, that there is a cessation of suffering, and that there is a path to that cessation.

Since living is believing, no one can be completely lacking in faith.

The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.

Patience is a natural consequence of the cultivation of compassion & love, for ourselves and all beings.

Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.

Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.

One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.

True Love is when you are able to see yourself in another, when you recognize that there is no separation between you and any other Being in the Universe.

You are not limited to this body, to this mind, or to this reality—you are a limitless ocean of Consciousness, imbued with infinite potential. You are existence itself.

Everything exists as information in a field of infinite possibilities, and it is our Consciousness that renders the information and causes it to appear as the material world.

Everything we perceive to be solid and static is made up of almost entirely empty space.

Subject and object are not separate—so-called objective reality is projected by our subjective Consciousness.

God is the ultimate ground of Being, and this ultimate ground of Being is YOU. For one who realizes their true nature as God, as Consciousness, life becomes a joy without end.

We often try to force the experience we want to have, instead of allowing the experience we were meant to have, and in doing this, we miss out on gaining any new insight or understanding.

Until we heal the root cause of our suffering, and awaken to our true nature, our inherent confusion will continue to manifest itself in the world around us.

You do not have an existence independent of your environment, but rather you are your environment, and your environment is you.

You are just as connected to the Universe as a finger is to a hand, or as a branch is to a tree. The entire cosmos is expressing itself through your being.

The idea that traumatic residues—or unresolved stories—can be inherited is groundbreaking.

The unconscious mind is a vast repository of experiences and associations that sorts things out much faster than the slow-moving conscious mind.

Our greatest happiness comes from the experience of love & compassion.

Why are you unhappy?Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself—and there isn’t one.

Buddhism has a term for the happiness we feel at someone else’s success or good fortune. Sympathetic joy, as it is known, invites us to celebrate for others.

A man came to Budha and said, "I want happiness". Budha replied" Remove 'I", its your ego, Remove "want" its you source of misery, Now you are left with "happiness".

Why wait to forgive and let go only after you have sufficiently wallowed in your despair? Why not forgive and let go now?

Living in a world such as this is like dancing on a live volcano.

Faith is intrinsic to humanity and the freedom to practice one's religion is a right no power can deny

One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.

Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.

When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.

We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly.

No one should ever despair because the entrance to his or her chosen career path is clogged. There is an ancient saying: "The persistent drip wears through stone.

We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.

Amida's unimpeded light is the sun of wisdom that destroys the mind of darkness.(Preface in Teaching, Practice, Faith, Enlightenment)

What each of us believes in is up to us, but life is impossible without believing in something.

Once a Buddha, always a Buddha, Sam. Dust off some of your old parables. You have about fifteen minutes.' Sam held out his hand. "Give me some tobacco and a paper.

Bliss and suffering, it seems, always go hand in hand.

Many Buddhist temple priests regard their parishioners as possessions and fear their departure as a diminishing of assets.

Shall any gazer see with mortal eyes, Or any searcher know by mortal mind, Veil after veil will lift--but there must be Veil upon veil behind.

True patience is grounded in wisdom & compassion.

When we teach a child patience we offer them the gift of a dignified life.