BUDDHA QUOTES

Buddha was asked, ”What have you gained from meditation”. He replied, nothing. However, Buddha said, let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, Fear of old age and Death.

A man asked Gautama Buddha, "I want happiness."
Buddha said, "First remove "I," that's Ego, then remove "want," that's Desire. See now you are left with only "Happiness.”

"Health is the greatest gift,
contentment the greatest wealth,
faithfulness the best relationship."

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

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

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”

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

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

"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood."

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so, the wise are not affected by praise or blame

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

“The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.”

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule."

Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path

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

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things that renew humanity.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

All conditioned things are impermanent” — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.