Thursday, July 21, 2011

Buddha Quotes Famous Buddhist Quotes





Famous Buddhist Quotes & Sayings

Quotes By Budha




  • Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.

  • You only lose what you cling to.

  • Fill your mind with compassion.

  • We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all.

  • The Four Reliances
    First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words;
    Second, rely on the teachings, not on the personality of the teacher;
    Third, rely on real wisdom, not superficial interpretation;
    And fourth, rely on the essence of your pure Wisdom Mind, not on judgmental perceptions.

  • We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.

  • 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.

  • Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.

  • Pay no attention to the faults of others,
    things done or left undone by others.
    Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.

  • What we think, we become.

  • Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.

  • Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others.

  • He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

  • An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind

  • Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

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

  • Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

  • Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

  • Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

  • On life's journey Faith is nourishment,
    Virtuous deeds are a shelter,

  • Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night.

  • If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him;
    If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom.

  • One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the messiah?"
    "No", answered Buddha.
    "Then are you a healer?"
    "No", Buddha replied.
    "Then are you a teacher?" the student persisted.
    "No, I am not a teacher."
    "Then what are you?" asked the student, exasperated.
    "I am awake", Buddha replied.
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