Gautama Buddha Quotes

May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending each other. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness- the children, the aged, the unprotected- be guarded by beneficent celestials, and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood.

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

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

When we feel happy and peaceful, our happiness and peace radiates around us, and others can enjoy it as well. This is called 'the enjoyment of others of our body of bliss'.

A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower.

I am a finger pointing to the moon. Don't look at me; look at the moon.

You throw thorns, falling in my silence they become flowers.

To utter pleasant words without practicing them, is like a fine flower without fragrance.

Moved by their selfish desires, people seek after fame and glory. But when they have acquired it, they are already stricken in years. If you hanker after worldly fame and practise not the Way, your labors are wrongfully applied and your energy is wasted. It is like unto burning an incense stick. However much its pleasing odor be admired, the fire that consumes is steadily burning up the stick.

What's done to the children is done to society.

Suffering is temporary, enlightenment is forever.

Do not speak harshly to any one; those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry speech is painful: blows for blows will touch thee.

"All is passing". When one realises this, he sits loose to this world of sorrow : This is the way of purity.

This is deathless: the liberation of the mind through lack of clinging.

Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.

Keeping away for all evil deeds, cultivation of life by doing good deeds and purification of mind from mental impunities.

Forgive and be free. Forget that you have forgiven and be freer.

To be selfish, greedy and unwilling to help the needy gives rise to future starvation and clothlessness.

When a monk is an arahant, with his fermentations ended - one who has reached fulfillment, done the task, laid down the burden, attained the true goal, totally destroyed the fetter of becoming, and is released through right gnosis - the thought doesn't occur to him that 'There is someone better than me,' or 'There is someone equal to me,' or 'There is someone worse than me.'

In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?

The more completely we give of ourselves, the more completely the world gives back to us.

Those who speak much are blamed, those who speak little are blamed. In this world there are none who are not blamed. Try not to blame.

Just as a line drawn on water with a stick will quickly vanish and will not last long; even so, brahmins, is human life like a line drawn on water. It is short, limited, and brief; it is full of suffering. One should do good and live a pure life; for none who is born can escape death.

I will not look at another's bowl intent on finding fault: a training to be observed.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

Mind is everything. What we think, we become.

Giving the best to others are giving the best to us. The value of life is not based on how long we live. But, how much can we contribute to others in our society ?

Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

From eating meat arrogance is born, from arrogance erroneous imaginations issue, and from imagination is born greed; and for this reason refrain from eating meat.

If you can keep as silent as a broken gong, then you have attained, when you know no anger.

I have the body of a GOD

Resolutely train yourself to attain peace

If a man should conquer in battle a thousand and a thousand more, and another should conquer himself, his would be the greater victory, because the greatest of victories is the victory over oneself.

In every trial Let understanding fight for you.

Do not give up your authority and follow blindly the will of others. This way will lead to only delusion.

Look within, thou art the Buddha.

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 good horse runs with seeing just the shadow of the whip.

From craving is born grief, from craving is born fear. For one freed from craving there's no grief- so how fear?

'I've got children', 'I've got wealth.' This is the way a fool brings suffering on himself. He does not even own himself, so how can he have children or wealth?

How can a troubled mind Understand the way? If a man is disturbed He will never be filled with knowledge. An untroubled mind, No longer seeking to consider What is right and what is wrong, A mind beyond judgements, Watches and understands. Know that the body is a fragile jar, And make a castle of your mind. In every trial Let understanding fight for you To defend what you have won.

If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind.

Be a lamp to yourself. Be your own confidence. Hold on to the truth within yourself as to the only truth.

The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

Joy and openness come from our own contented heart.

The root of suffering is attachment