Gautama Quotes
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I am, I am not, I will be, I will not be are vein thoughts which is a sickness and once all are eliminated no desire arises.
— Gautama Buddha
There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.
— Gautama Buddha
Neither my life of luxury in the palace -nor- my life as ascetic in the forest were ways to enlightenment.
— Gautama Buddha
Greater still is the truth of our connectedness.
— Gautama Buddha
When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.
— Gautama Buddha
What you think you become.
— Gautama Buddha
The good shine from afar Like the snowy Himalayas. The bad don't appear Even when near, Like arrows shot into the night.
— Gautama Buddha
If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.
— Gautama Buddha
Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.
— Gautama Buddha
The kingdom of heaven is closer than the brow above the eye but mankind does not see it.
— Gautama Buddha
If you do not follow the right path, you will be lost.
— Gautama Buddha
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.
— Gautama Buddha
When you come upon a paththat brings benefit
and happiness to all,
follow this course
as the moon
journeys through the stars. — Gautama Buddha
Whatever a person frequently thinks and reflects on, that will become the inclination of their mind.
— Gautama Buddha
To be concerned with the issue; soul versus non-soul, is to be in bondage to craving for becoming and non-becoming.
— Gautama Buddha
Like fresh milk a bad deed does not turn at once. It follows a fool scorching him like a smouldering fire.
— Gautama Buddha
Hate is only conquered by love.
— Gautama Buddha
Maintain a state of balance between physical acts and inner serenity,like a lute whose strings are finely tuned.
— Gautama Buddha
Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy.
— Gautama Buddha
Conquer anger by love, evil by good; Conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth.
— Gautama Buddha
Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.
— Gautama Buddha
If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all.
— Gautama Buddha
Come and see ... place no head above your own
— Gautama Buddha
O seeker! Rely on nothing until you want nothing.
— Gautama Buddha
Yet the Teaching is simple. Do what is right. Be pure. At the end of the way is freedom.
— Gautama Buddha
The moment you see how important it is to love yourself, you will stop making others suffer.
— Gautama Buddha
Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family.
— Gautama Buddha
Mindfulness of the body leads to nirvana.
— Gautama Buddha
There isn't enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle.
— Gautama Buddha
Of what I know, I have told you only a little. Why have I not told you the rest? Because it would not lead you to Nirvana.
— Gautama Buddha
A person creates what they defend against.
— Gautama Buddha
You must take action yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way.
— Gautama Buddha
Be quick to do good. If you are slow, the mind, delighting in mischief, will catch you.
— Gautama Buddha
To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the good luck.
— Gautama Buddha
If desires are not uprooted, sorrows grow again in you.
— Gautama Buddha
Right perspective is no perspective or all perspectives.
— Gautama Buddha
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.
— Gautama Buddha
Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.
— Gautama Buddha
As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.
— Gautama Buddha
Everything changes, nothing remains without change.
— Gautama Buddha
The greatest prayer is patience.
— Gautama Buddha
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment
— Gautama Buddha
Your greatest weapon is your enemy's mind
— Gautama Buddha
When we free ourselves of desire, we will know serenity and freedom.
— Gautama Buddha
If a string has one end, it has another.
— Gautama Buddha
To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome.
— Gautama Buddha
Your enemy can be your greatest teacher.
— Gautama Buddha
In our interactions with others, gentleness, kindness, respectare the source of harmony
— Gautama Buddha
A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.
— Gautama Buddha
To understand everything is to forgive everything.
— Gautama Buddha
Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.
— Gautama Buddha
Hatred does not cease in this world by hating, but by not hating; this is an eternal truth.
— Gautama Buddha
Do not speak - unless it improves on silence.
— Gautama Buddha
Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.
— Gautama Buddha
Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think.
— Gautama Buddha
A truly wise man does not play leapfrog with a unicorn.
— Gautama Buddha
If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear.
— Gautama Buddha
The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.
— Gautama Buddha
Success isn't the key to happiness.Happiness is the key to success. — Gautama Buddha
Karma grows from our hearts. Karma terminates from our hearts.
— Gautama Buddha
Just as one can make a lot of garlands from a heap of flowers, so man, subject to birth and death as he is, should make himself a lot of good karma.
— Gautama Buddha
Wherever a person goes, his deeds, like a shadow, will follow.
— Gautama Buddha
Do not look at the faults of what others have done or not done; observe what you yourself have done or not done.
— Gautama Buddha
All beings wish for happiness, so extend your compassion to all.
— Gautama Buddha
Be your own lamps. Be your own shelters. Hang on to the truth as a lamp. Hang on to the truth as a refuge.
— Gautama Buddha
Harm no other beings. They are just your brothers and sisters.
— Gautama Buddha
Those who walk in the Way should avoid sensualism as those who carry hay would avoid coming near the fire.
— Gautama Buddha
In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?
— Gautama Buddha
Thought-habits can harden into character. So watch your thoughts.
— Gautama Buddha
Life is uncertain; death is certain.
— Gautama Buddha
All life is temporaryWhy worry about anything that's only temporary — Gautama Buddha
The darkest night is ignorance.
— Gautama Buddha
Those who act with few desires are calm, without worry or fear.
— Gautama Buddha
As you travel though life, offer good wishes to each being you meet.
— Gautama Buddha
The seeker is that which is being sought.
— Gautama Buddha
Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.
— Gautama Buddha
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
— Gautama Buddha
You can not travel the path until you have become the path itself
— Gautama Buddha
Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.
— Gautama Buddha
In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation.
— Gautama Buddha
From a withered tree, a flower blooms
— Gautama Buddha
Health, contentment, and trust are your greatest possessions. And freedom your greatest joy.
— Gautama Buddha
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.
— Gautama Buddha
If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.
— Gautama Buddha
If the traveler cannot find master or friend to go with him, let him travel alone rather than with a fool for company.
— Gautama Buddha
Times of luxury do not last long, but pass away very quickly; nothing in this world can be long enjoyed.
— Gautama Buddha
Know well what holds you back, and what moves you forward
— Gautama Buddha