The Buddha Quotes
Love is the best treatment for depression. To get better, you have to give it away as much as you can, as fast as you can, and as often as you can.
A great poet can give wings to abstract thoughts that touch a reader’s mind with the ecstasy of joy.
In some way or another we are all agnostics. We don’t believe in ninety-nine percent of Gods, and we don’t know the ultimate reality.
The ultimate altruism is nothing but the sacrifice of one’s self for the benefit of others. Love yourself but never forget to be altruistic to others in need.
To find the truth, try to follow the Socratic method. Just don’t forget to follow your intuition and imagination.
I don’t believe in solipsism, but I also believe that if I am not existing—nothing exists for me.
The greatest obstacle in understanding the universe is the conformity and fear of truth.
If life is a business, then you are blessed with an abundance of capital which is your unconditional love.
Great music is a great remedy for depression, but you have to drink it in with your heart and mind.
In order to create a positive life, you have to have a positive vision and take creative actions.
To create a positive and beautiful life, you have to focus on the positive side of life.
In order to get positive results, fill your mind with positive thoughts and take action.
Never forget to give. If you have nothing to give, then give your love and kindness.
Yes, silence is painful, but if you endure it, you will hear the cadence of the entire universe.
Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha.
A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart
The mind which is reluctant to change or alter is "ME and I". The mind which is ready to get empty and altered is "BUDDHA".
Buddha had said to make a light of yourself, and if Laurie had anything to say about it, one day he’d glow.
The religion that I advocate, and so did the mortal humans known as Jesus, Buddha and Nanak, is the religion of love, compassion and self-realization.
Christ did to the Jewish orthodoxy, what Buddha did to the Hindu orthodoxy.
Jesus recognized that God within him and became Christ - so did Siddhartha Gautama and became Buddha - so did I - and so can you.
ALWAYS BE HAPPY IS NOT IMPORTANT, WHAT IMPORTANT IS TO FIGHT THE STATE OF MIND WHICH MAKES US HAPPY OR UNHAPPY !!
Real teachers like Jesus, Buddha, Nanak, Rumi have much more to teach humanity, than the imaginary figure Krishna, concocted by an ancient Indian man named Vyasa.
I am a follower of Jesus and a student of the Buddha. Why is that so hard for my fellow Christians to grasp?
My world view is somewhat unique. I have learned from many great philosophers including Plato, Socrates, Buddha, Jesus, Darwin, Tagore, Emerson, and many more.
...and if this samskara has taught me anything, it's that only when you've opened your heart to the love that already surrounds you can you begin to see it elsewhere
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act
Do what helps others. Refrain from harming others. Transcend your own ignorance, clinging, hate, fear and delusion. This and only this is the dispensation of all the Buddhas.
The universe conspires to steer one in the direction where one can flourish. Bad or good the experience will be a lesson and a lesson learned is fortune measured by wisdom gained.
A revolution in the eyes of man carries purpose.A revolution in the eyes of the awakened carries bliss.
The Buddha-nature which is ours from the very beginning is like the sun which emerges from the clouds, or like a mirror which, when rubbed, regains its original purity and clarity. (217)
It is the ultimate religion, through which all humans neuropsychologically morph into Buddhas, or Enlightened Beings.
The entire teaching of Buddhism can be summed up in this way: Nothing is worth holding on to.
If the conscious falls into the unconscious you fall into a coma, and if the unconscious falls into the conscious and becomes conscious itself, you become enlightened, you become a Buddha, a Sosan.
The language of poetry is a language of deep intimacy that is meant to touch the human spirit and awaken it to the mystery of life, all life.
