Quotes by Buddha




Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was a spiritual teacher from the ancient Indian subcontinent and the historical founder of Buddhism. He is universally recognized by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddha of our age. The time of his birth and death are uncertain; most modern historians date his lifetime from 563 BCE to 483 BCE, though some have suggested a date about a century later than this. Gautama is the key figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules were summarized after his death and memorized by the sangha. Passed down by oral tradition, the Tripitaka, the collection of discourses attributed to Gautama, was committed to writing about 400 years later..

"Fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds."

Buddha on deeds and good deeds
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"There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills."

Buddha on doubt
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"The Buddhas do but tell the way; it is for you to swelter at the task."

Buddha on effort
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"Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes."

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

Buddha on joy
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"There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it."

Buddha on evil
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"I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn, unrivalled, secure from attachment, undecaying and unstained. This condition is indeed reached by me which is deep, difficult to see, difficult to understand, tranquil, excellent, beyond the reach of mere logic, subtle, and to be realized only by the wise."

Buddha on experience
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"A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another."

Buddha on family
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"When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear."

Buddha on fear
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"The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words."

Buddha on friends and friendship
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"A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure."

Buddha on friends and friendship
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"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."

Buddha on happiness
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"Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled only by non-hatred -- this is the law of eternal."

Buddha on hatred
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"Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law."

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

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

Buddha on health
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"This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a shadow, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning."

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"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."

Buddha on life
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"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger."

Buddha on anger
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"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."

Buddha on anger
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"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."

Buddha on anger
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"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."

Buddha on love
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"Love the whole world as a mother lovers her only child."

Buddha on love
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"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."

Buddha on meditation
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"There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind."

Buddha on mind
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"It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one's own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled."

Buddha on misfortunes
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"'He insulted me, he cheated me, he beat me, he robbed me' -- those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace."

Buddha on peace
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"A jug fills drop by drop."

Buddha on perseverance
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"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."

Buddha on present
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"Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it."

Buddha on purpose
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"Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace."

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

Buddha on war
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"Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others."

Buddha on self-esteem
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"You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself."

Buddha on spirituality
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"He is not the same, nor is he another."

Buddha on spirituality
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"Everything changes, nothing remains without change."

Buddha on change
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"Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace."

Buddha on character
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"Let the wise guard their thoughts, which are difficult to perceive, extremely subtle, and wander at will. Thought which is well guarded is the bearer of happiness."

Buddha on thoughts and thinking
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"We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them."

Buddha on thoughts and thinking
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