Buddha Quotes

We do not learn by experience, but by our capacity for experience.

One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing from behind a cloud.

We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything.

Let the wise one control his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, often elusive, and they rush about frantically: a mind well controlled achieves peace and happiness.

To stop suffering, stop greediness. Greediness is a source of suffering.

Offend in neither word nor deed. Eat with moderation. Live in your heart. Seek the highest consciousness. Master yourself according to the law. This is the simple teaching of the awakened.

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

Better than a thousand hollow words Is one word that brings peace. Better than a thousand hollow verses Is one verse that brings peace.

Sandalwood, tagara, lotus, jasmine - the fragrance of virtue is unrivalled by such kinds of perfume.

Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.

Believe nothing, No matter where you read it, Or who has said it, Not even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense.

Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. The elephant hauls himself from the mud. In the same way drag yourself out of your sloth.

When giving to others do not linger on thoughts of a giving, what was given, or the one who has received.

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

How deeply did you learn to let go?

When action comes out of nothing it creates no karma.

May I hold myself in compassion. May I meet the suffering and ignorance of others with compassion.

Journey over, sorrowless, freed in every way, and with all bonds broken - for such a man there is no more distress.

In protecting oneself, others are protected; In protecting others, oneself is protected.

Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train.

In his ignorance of the whole truth, each person maintains his own arrogant point of view.

The greatest victory is the one over oneself.

Only those who go where few have gone can see what few have seen.

To awaken, sit calmly, letting each breath clear your mind and open your heart.

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one's own mind.

A good friend who points out mistakes is to be respected, as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods.

By nature, it's impossible to describe enlightenment! How do you plan on sharing your enlightenment? Hahaha, that's impossible. Wake up! That'll be the end of the world if you ever succeed!

Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our world shrinks and we lose ourselves in the effort to combat the pain.

Attachment leads to suffering.

Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.

It is better to do nothing Than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself.

Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth.

Apply yourself to solitude. One who is given to solitude knows things as they really are.

The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man.

Do not look at the faults of what others have done or not done; observe what you yourself have done or not done.

Why do what you will regret? Why bring tears upon yourself? Do only what you do not regret, And fill yourself with joy.

Live contemplating the body through mindfulness. Live contemplating feelings. In this way you will be aware of and control wrong desires.

Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.

After enlightenment, the laundry.

It is not life and wealth and power that enslave men, but the cleaving to life and wealth and power.

Teach you? I cannot teach you. Go; experience for yourself

There is no fire like passion. There are no chains like hate. Illusion is a net, Desire is a rushing river.

You can search the entire universe and not find a single being more worthy of love than you.

Men who are addicted to the passions are like the torch-carrier running against the wind; his hands are sure to be burned.

Reverence, humility, contentment, gratitude and hearing the good Dhamma, this is the best good luck.

When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.

If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.

We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. Death comes unexpectedly. How can we bargain with it?