The Buddha Quotes

Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind.

The greatest impurity is ignorance. Free yourself from it. Be pure.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love.

If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.

The world, indeed, is like a dream and the treasures of the world are an alluring mirage! Like the apparent distances in a picture, things have no reality in themselves, but they are like heat haze.

Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme.

Do not disregard the accumulation of goodness, saying, 'This will come to nothing.' By the gradual falling of raindrops, a jar is filled.

"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness.

Even if a fool lived with a wise man all his life, he would still not recognise the truth, like a wooden spoon cannot recognise the flavour of the soup.

Come, live with the doors of the senses guarded, diligent and mindful, vigilant and mindful, with the ways of the mind well watched, possessed of a mind that is awake and observing.

In Aryans' Discipline, to build a friendship is to build wealth, To maintain a friendship is to maintain wealth and To end a friendship is to end wealth.

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we acquire great treasures.

To meditate is to listen with a receptive heart.

Thoughtfulness is the way to deathlessness, thoughtlessness the way to death. The thoughtful do not die: the thoughtless are as if dead already.

Speak the truth. Give whatever you can. Never be angry. These three steps will lead you Into the presence of the gods.

I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment.

Let all-embracing thoughts for all beings be yours.

Whatsoever misfortunes there are Here in this world or in the next, They all have their root in Ignorance And in the accumulation of Longing and Desire.

Do not carry with you your mistakes. Do not carry your cares. Travel on alone. Like an elephant in the forest.

For fear of causing terror to living beings, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva who is disciplining himself to attain compassion, refrain from eating flesh.

Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.

The Gift of Truth excels all other Gifts.

All descriptions of reality are temporary hypotheses.

A jug fills drop by drop.

With his mind free from the inflow of thoughts and from restlessness, by abandoning both good and evil, an alert man knows no fear.

You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.

The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.

Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.

Through our senses the world appears. Through our reactions we create delusions.Without reactions the world becomes clear.

Love yourself and watch - Today, tomorrow, always. To straighten the crooked You must first do a harder thing - Straighten yourself.

By taking these three steps you will get closer to the Gods: First, Say the Truth. Second: Don't let you get Angry. Third: Give, even though you have so little to give.

Be a lamp unto yourselves! Work out your liberation with diligence! Fill your mind with compassion!

As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens.

There are having flowers in Spring, breezes in Summer, moon in Autumn, snows in Winter. If there is nothing worrying over you, it will be the best seasons at all times.

Resolutely train yourself to attain peace

No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed.

The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

Destroy the man of wicked thoughts, Like a bamboo-tree with its fruit.

Dwell not on the faults and shortcomings of others; instead, seek clarity about your own.

Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.

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

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.

For the wakeful one whose mind is quiet, whose thoughts are undisturbed, who has relinquished judgement and blame, there is no fear.

I am the owner of my actions, heir to my actions, born of my actions, related through my actions, and have my actions as my arbitrator. Whatever I do, for good or for evil, to that I will fall heir.

If there be one righteous person, the rain falls for his sake.

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.