Gautama Buddha Quotes

Why do what you will regret? Why bring tears upon yourself? Do only what you do not regret, And fill yourself with joy.

Stay centered, do not overstretch. Extend from your center, return to your center.

The Ill-directed mind can do to you even worse

Those who are ashamed of what they ought not to be ashamed; and are not ashamed of what they ought to be - such men, embracing erroneous views, enter the woeful path.

One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.

Treat others with respect. How you treat others will be how they treat you.

More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.

You can only lose what you cling to.

If desires are not uprooted, sorrows grow again in you.

Within this moment, the only moment that exists, the past, present and future are contained.

The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.

Through effort you will cross any raging flood, through energy you will pass any sorrow.

Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.

(They) were responsible for spreading the Buddhist religion throughout India and East Asia.

Do not interrogate silence because silence is mute; do not expect anything from the gods, nor should you try to bribe them with gifts, because it is in ourselves that we must look for liberation.

Abstain from all sinful, unwholesome actions, perform only pious wholesome ones, purify the mind; this is the teaching of enlightened ones

Thus all things are subject to death, sorrow and suffering. I became aware that I too was of the same nature, the nature of beginning and end. What if I searched for that which underlies all creation, that which is nirvana, the perfect freedom from unconditioned existence?

The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you ought to know, and showing you the path to heaven.

When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish man will not only disregard the advice but rather repeat the same error.

I manifested in a dreamlike way to dreamlike beings and gave a dreamlike Dharma, but in reality I never taught and never actually came.

If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs,follow that wise man ; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him.

If a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a true spiritual practitioner

I, ever knowing the living beings Who tread the Path and those who do not In response to those who may be saved Preach to them a variety of dharmas, Each time having this thought: 'How may I cause the beings To contrive to enter the Unexcelled Path and quickly to perfect the Buddha-body?'

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind.

Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup.

Love is beauty and beauty is truth, and that is why in the beauty of a flower we can see the truth of the universe.

By taking these three steps you will get closer to the Gods: First, Say the Truth. Second: Don't let you get Angry. Third: Give, even though you have so little to give.

If a string has one end, it has another.

With our thoughts we make the world.

Victory breeds hatred; the defeated live in pain. The peaceful live happily, giving up victory and defeat.

Times of luxury do not last long, but pass away very quickly; nothing in this world can be long enjoyed.

Live every act fully, as if it were your last.

Flower and thorn are in the same stem.

If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

If one man kills a hundred men, and another man masters himself, the second man is the much greater warrior.

All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.

And more importantly - what we have chosen to do

Truths cannot be acquired from words out of other people's mouths. Before Truths can be internalized, they must come from one's own realizations and practices. Through a lifetime of personal practice, human beings are capable of revealing all of the secrets of the cosmic essence. You are your own best judge.

Love the whole world as a mother loves her only child.

Men who are addicted to the passions are like the torch-carrier running against the wind; his hands are sure to be burned.

You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.

War ends only when people love each other.

The ocean, king of mountains and the mighty continents Are not heavy burdens to bear when compared To the burden of not repaying the world's kindness.

Joyously participate in the sorrows of others.

Do not vainly lament, but do wonder at the rule of transiency and learn from it the emptiness of human life. Do not cherish to unworthy desire that the changeable might become unchanging.

Love and serve the world through your work.

There is nothing like lust. Lust may be said to be the most powerful passion. Fortunately, we have but one thing which is more powerful. If the thirst for truth were weaker than passion, how many of us in the world would be able to follow the way of righteous?

Whoever has done harmful actions but later covers them up with good is like the moon which, freed from clouds, lights up the world.