Buddhism Quotes

Spiritual balance is how you deal with opposition, outside of yourself and within.

The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.

If we take something to be the truth, we may cling to it so much that when the truth comes and knocks on our door, we won't want to let it in.

To forgive does not mean to forget.

Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.

What a miracle, that all we have to do to be beautifully loving creatures is just relax and allow.

In the practice of exchanging self & other, paradoxes abound.

At the last stages of the journey, there’s no journey at all.

Whatever the world dishes up, we take it on--not on our own terms, but on the world's.

Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.

Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.

The thinking brain influences the body’s responses and it makes a neat little loop.

Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.

Every single moment is expressive of the truth of our lives when we know how to look.

Patience is both the tool for and the result of, our efforts.

The key to cultivating confidence in ourselves is understanding our right to make the truth our own.

The prospect of future lives in remote heavens as a compensation for the inadequacy of our present lives is a bad tradeoff for losing out on the present.

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With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.

Any methodology for developing patience requires a multi-tiered approach.

There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.

To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love.

Meditation is a cyclical process that defies analysis, but demands acceptance.

We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.

The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.

Let the breath lead the way.

No one looks or feels attractive when angry.

Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.

To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.

Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.

There is no point in being a responsible member of society, nor is there any point in being an irresponsible member of society. Both are very defined descriptions of selfhood

The gopis seek Krishna, another part of themselves that create ecstasy. The man seeks the woman, the woman seeks the man. The Tantric Buddhist seeks annihilation of the ego.

They've got lots of theories, books, sciences - I've read a lot of those books. Most of them are pretty unhappy.

The planet earth is a sub-world, way below what's average, because if an enlightened being walked through New York City today, no one would see him or her. They wouldn't see the glow.

When a civilization, a race, a people, a society, when they lack love, they are soon destroyed.

When we see a hero, on the one hand, we applaud them; on the other hand, there is something in a lot of people that wants to tear the hero down.

How could sexuality be anything but God? It's the creation of life. Life is experiencing itself in endless forms.

It doesn't pay to listen much to what human beings have to say in their evaluation of you, since they don't evaluate themselves very properly.

There comes a time when a race of beings makes a decision. When they chose to reject enlightenment, it's the end of their world because the karma is inevitable. They have to destroy themselves.

At every moment, you have the opportunity to crap out. The world will always tell you to play it safe and just be dead.

The world is entering another dark age. After 1985, the Maya will be so thick that it will be difficult to advance spiritually without a strong foundation.

The toxic residue of humanity - you have to guard yourself, guard that sensitivity even more heavily because otherwise you can pick up so many pollutants that you'll become more toxic.

When you're around the aura of humanity in those cities, you can't feel anything.

This is a place where the strong often victimize the weak.

The network of enlightenment is a very wide network. It's not relegated to a simple type of being. It's not the network of the goody-goods.

We feel crowded by other people; we feel crowded by social rules; we feel crowded by ourselves, mainly.

It is not the part of divinity to go to humanity and to modify itself in any shape, manner or form; rather it is up to humanity to make itself available to divinity.

Countless forms make up this network. In this world, there are few of us.

The Network of Enlightenment watches over a world and guides it, tenderly. Not interfering in its natural course of evolution is our way.