Wednesday, March 8, 2017

The Buddha's Quotes:


Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.
~Buddha

Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.
~Buddha

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

~Buddha

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
~Buddha

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
~Buddha

He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
~Buddha

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
~Buddha

Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.
~Buddha

I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.
~Buddha

The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.
~Buddha

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
~Buddha

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
~Buddha

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
~Buddha

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
~Buddha

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
~Buddha

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
~Buddha

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
~Buddha

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
~Buddha

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
~Buddha

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
~Buddha

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
~Buddha

A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.
~Buddha