Realizing the doctrine of dependent-arising, the wise do not at all partake of extreme views
Gautama BuddhaBoth formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.
Gautama BuddhaThere is no more self-contradictory concept than that of idle thoughts. What gives rise to the perception of a whole world can hardly be called idle. Every thought we have either contributes to truth or to illusion.
Gautama BuddhaAs an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
Gautama BuddhaConfusion conditions activity, which conditions consciousness, which conditions embodied personality, which conditions sensory experiences, which conditions impact, which conditions mood, which conditions craving, which conditions clinging, which conditions becoming, which conditions birth, which conditions aging and death.
Gautama Buddha