Gautama Buddha Quotes

The mind contains all possibilities.

O seeker! Rely on nothing until you want nothing.

To have everything is to possess nothing.

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create disticntions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

If you hold yourself dear, protect yourself well.

Believe there is good in the world.

Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to overcome others who bear arms. This does not end hatred, but gives it room to grow. But, ancient wisdom has advocated a different timeless strategy to overcome hatred. This eternal wisdom is to meet hatred with non-hatred. The method of trying to conquer hatred through hatred never succeeds in overcoming hatred. But, the method of overcoming hatred through non-hatred is eternally effective. That is why that method is described as eternal wisdom.

Stop, stop. Do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think.

They who imagine truth in untruth and see untruth in truth will never arrive at the truth.

Conquer anger by love, evil by good; Conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth.

All beings are not only the parents in the past. They will become the Buddha in the future. If you free their lives, you are Buddha.

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.

All of you knowing now, Tthat the Buddhas, the Teachers of the Ages, In accord with what is peculiarly appropriate, have recourse to expedient devices, Need have no more doubts or uncertainties. Your hearts shall give rise to great joy, Since you know that you yourselves Shall become Buddhas.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. This is a helpful pointer for our everyday presence-practice. Can you catch yourself angrily defending your point of view or attacking the other person's? There's the ego.

You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.

In our interactions with others, gentleness, kindness, respectare the source of harmony

What is most needed is a loving heart.

As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.

Want what you have and you will always get what you want.

Few are those among men who have crossed over to the other shore, while the rest of mankind runs along the bank. However those who follow the principles of the well-taught Truth will cross over to the other shore, out of the dominion of Death, hard though it is to escape.

For, owners of their deeds (karma) are the beings, heirs of their deeds; their deeds are the womb from which they sprang; with their deeds they are bound up; their deeds are their refuge. Whatever deeds they do-good or evil-of such they will be the heirs. And wherever the beings spring into existence, there their deeds will ripen; and wherever their deeds ripen, there they will earn the fruits of those deeds, be it in this life, or be it in the next life, or be it in any other future life.

And so, with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

Meat is not agreeable to the wise: it has a nauseating odor, it causes a bad reputation, it is food for the carnivorous; I say this, Mahamati, it is not to be eaten.

To stop suffering, stop greediness. Greediness is a source of suffering.

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.

It is your mind that creates the world.

Through true honestydeeply believethat all sentient-beings are one.That all beings have the sametrue nature,wisdom,virtue.

Rather than continuing to seek the truth, simply let go of your views.

The fool who recognizes his foolishness, is a wise man. But the fool who believes himself a wise man, he really is a fool.

One may desire a spurious respect and precedence among one's fellow monks, and the veneration of outsiders. "Both monks and laity should think it was my doing. They should accept my authority in all matters great or small." This is a fool's way of thinking. His self-seeking and conceit just increase.

Don't keep searching for the truth, just let go of your opinions.

On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property.

Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms.

The man who wears the yellow-dyed robe but is not free from stains himself, without self-restraint and integrity, is unworthy of the robe.

Beings are owners of their actions, heirs of their actions; they originate from their actions, are bound to their actions, have their actions as their refuge. It is action that distinguishes beings as inferior and superior.

No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed.

The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.

Why cling to the pain and the wrongs of yesterday? Why hold on to the very things that keep you from hope and love.

The seeker is that which is being sought.

When a man is stimulated by his own thoughts, full of desire and dwelling on what is attractive, his craving increases even more. He is making the fetter even stronger. But he who takes pleasure in stilling his thoughts, practising the contemplation of what is repulsive, and remaining recollected, now he will make an end of craving, he will snap the bonds of Mara. His aim is accomplished, he is without fear, rid of craving and without stain. He has removed the arrows of changing existence. This is his last body.

It came to me that I should teach this truth for it is real happiness and joy. The cessation of suffering is possible.

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts

Rage is a powerful energy that with diligent practice can be transformed into fierce compassion. However much we disagree with our enemies, our task is to identify with them. They too feel justified in their point of view.

It is our minds that create this world.

Your suffering is my suffering and your happiness is my happiness.