Give the people - confidence. Give the people - delight. Give the people - hope. Give the people - the best.
Gautama BuddhaAs the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth.
Gautama BuddhaLook not to the faults of others, nor to their omissions and commissions. But rather look to your own acts, to what you have done and left undone.
Gautama BuddhaSometime, somewhere you take something to be the truth. But if you cling to it too strongly, then even when the truth comes in person and knocks on your door, you will not open it.
Gautama BuddhaAs a net is made up of a series of ties, so everything in this world is connected by a series of ties. If anyone thinks that the mesh of a net is an independent, isolated thing, he is mistaken. It is called a net because it is made up of a series of interconnected meshes, and each mesh has its place and responsibility in relation to other meshes.
Gautama BuddhaYour purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it
Gautama BuddhaOf what I know, I have told you only a little. Why have I not told you the rest? Because it would not lead you to Nirvana.
Gautama BuddhaBetter it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.
Gautama BuddhaNeither in the sky nor in mid-ocean, nor by entering into mountain clefts, nowhere in the world is there a place where one may escape from the results of evil deeds.
Gautama BuddhaOne should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should one incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak, in the world.
Gautama BuddhaUnity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
Gautama BuddhaDo not look at the faults of what others have done or not done; observe what you yourself have done or not done.
Gautama BuddhaWonder of wonders! Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, endowed with wisdom and virtue, but because men's minds have become inverted through delusive thinking they fail to perceive this.
Gautama BuddhaEverything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form.
Gautama BuddhaBefore enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
Gautama BuddhaIt is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one's own mind.
Gautama BuddhaI call wise man who, while he is innocent , endures insults and blows with a patience equal to its strength.
Gautama BuddhaAll wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
Gautama BuddhaPersevere in thy quest and thou shalt find what thou seekest. Pursue thy aim unswervingly and thou shalt gain victory. Struggle earnestly and thou shalt triumph.
Gautama BuddhaThe right time to show your good character is when you are pestered by someone weaker than you.
Gautama BuddhaWhen one feels no shame in telling a deliberate lie, there is no evil, I tell you, he will not do.
Gautama BuddhaJust as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son, so one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings, and loving-kindness towards all the world. One should cultivate an unbounded mind, above and below and across, without obstruction, without enmity, without rivalry. Standing, or going, or seated, or lying down, as long as one is free from drowsiness, one should practice this mindfulness. This, they say, is the holy state here.
Gautama BuddhaThe true master lives in truth, in goodness and restraint, non-violence, moderation, and purity.
Gautama BuddhaLet no person think lightly of good, saying in his or her heart, "it will not benefit me." As by the falling of raindrops a jar of water is filled, so the wise person becomes full of good, even though he or she collects it little by little.
Gautama BuddhaA tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an axe to cut it down
Gautama BuddhaI have passed in ignorance through a cycle of many rebirths, seeking the builder of the house. Continuous rebirth is a painful thing. But now, housebuilder, I have found you out. You will not build me a house again. All your rafters are broken, your ridge-pole shattered. My mind is free from active thought, and has made an end of craving.
Gautama BuddhaIf a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with a fool.
Gautama BuddhaWhatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.
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