Gautama Buddha Quotes

No one outside ourselves can rule us inwardly. When we know this, we become free.

Do not underestimate what you specific conventional, nor covetousness others. He who envies others does not terra firma organization of intellect.

Therefore, do not eat meat which will cause terror among people, because it hinders the truth of emancipation; not to eat meat? this is the mark of the wise.

Monks, when ignorance is abandoned, and knowledge arises in the monk, with the ending of ignorance and the arising of knowledge he clings neither to sense-pleasures, nor does he cling to views, nor to precepts and vows, nor to a Self-doctrine. Not clinking, he is not disturbed; not disturbed, he attains individually nibbana.

How long the night to the watchman, How long the road to the weary traveller, How long the wandering of many lives To the fool who misses the way.

The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal of awakening.

He who lives with his senses well controlled, moderate in his food and drink, he will not be overthrown, any more than the wind throws down a rocky mountain.

As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb the color & fragrance of the flower; so do the wise move through the world.

The world is on fire! And you are laughing? You are deep in the dark. Will you not ask for a light?

Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.

Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world: As star at dawn, a bubble in a stream A flash of lightning in a summer cloud A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream

Careful amidst the careless, amongst the sleeping wide-awake, the intelligent man leaves them all behind, like a race-horse does a mere hack.

True and lasting inner peace can never be found in external things. It can only be found within in. And then, once we find and nurture it with ourselves, it radiates outward.

When action comes out of nothing it creates no karma.

We do not learn by experience, but by our capacity for experience.

Focusnot on the rudeness of others,not on what they've done or left undone,but on what you have done and have not doneyourself.

No matter what path you choose, really walk it.

Harm no other beings. They are just your brothers and sisters.

He who has renounced all violence towards all living beings, weak or strong, who neither kills nor causes others to kill - him I do call a holy man.

As long as one feels that he is the doer, he cannot escape from the wheel of births.

Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another.

Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken.

Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family.

Pity arises when we are sorry for someone.Compassion is when we understand and help wisely.

Attachment is the source of all suffering.

Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If people speak or act with evil thoughts, pain follows them. If people speak or act with pure thoughts, happiness follows them, like a shadow that never leaves them.

Rid of craving and without clinging, an expert in the study of texts, and understanding the right sequence of the words, he may indeed be called "In his last body", "Great in wisdom" and a "Great man."

Live in joy and love even among those who hate; live in joy and peace even among the troubled.

If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all.

The masters only point the way. But if you meditate And follow the dharma You will free yourself from desire. 'Everything arises and passes away.' When you see this, you are above sorrow. This is the shining way.

I will purify my bodily actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my verbal actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my mental actions through repeated reflection. That's how you should train yourself.

The wind cannot overturn a mountain. Temptation cannot touch the man Who is awake, strong and humble, Who masters hiself and minds the law.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred

Know well what holds you back, and what moves you forward

To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation - this is the greatest blessing.

The less you have, the less you have to worry about.

After enlightenment, the laundry.

Dharma is not upheld by talking about it. Dharma is upheld by living in harmony with it.

When phenomena are individually analyzed as selfless, and what has been analyzed is meditated upon, that is the cause for attaining the fruit, nirvana. One does not go to peace through any other cause

By three things the wise person may be known. What three? He sees a shortcoming as it is. When he sees it, he tries to correct it. And when another acknowledges a shortcoming, the wise one forgives it as he should.

As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.

At the bottom of things, most people want to be understood and appreciated.

Though one should live a hundred years without wisdom and control, yet better, indeed, is a single day's life of one who is wise and meditative.

We are what we think, and all that we are rises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak and act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.

You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection.

"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness.