Compassion allows us to accept everything. That's why there's always a tear in the eye of the Buddha that no one sees,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The language of poetry is a language of deep intimacy that is meant to touch the human spirit and awaken it to… — Ron Starbuck Copy Share Image
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha — Buddha Copy Share Image
After his great awakening, the Buddha continued to meditate and to devote himself to others; otherwise his vision would have receded into… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
It is by fighting and triumphing over the enemies of the Buddha that we ourselves become Buddhas. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
When you're blind to your own nature, the Buddha is an ordinary being. When you're aware of your own nature, an ordinary… — Bill Porter Copy Share Image
“Yes, silence is painful, but if you endure it, you will hear the cadence of the entire universe.” — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“If you don't have the treasure of Noble truth, you are still poor even if you have loads of money and wealth.… — Suman Jyoty Bhante Copy Share Image
According to Buddhism, each person is a Buddha who has forgotten their original nature. If we in the pampered West, having grown… — Daniel Pinchbeck Copy Share Image
When you realize the nature of mind, layers of confusion peel away. You don't actually "become" a buddha, you simply cease, slowly,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Bodh Gaya is a land of enlightenment. Years ago, what Bodh Gaya got was Siddhartha but what Bodh Gaya gave to the… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
“According to the theory of Buddha-nature, the fact that the good become bad or the bad become good, does not imply in… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Buddha activity doesn't mean radiating light and elevating yourself up a thousand feet in the air. That's not the point. The point… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
It is told that Buddha, going out to look on life, was greatly daunted by death. "They all eat one another!" he… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman Copy Share Image
“Stories are masks of God. That's a story, too, of course. I made it up, in collaborations with Joseph Campbell and Scheherazade,… — Melanie Tem Copy Share Image
“Boundaries are nothing more than imaginary lines drawn-up by delusional leaders and power hungry tyrants who wish to segregate the population into… — Andrew James Pritchard Copy Share Image
Just one quality of the Buddha has to be remembered. He consists only of one quality: witnessing. This small word witnessing contains… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
[Buddhism and Christianity] are in one sense parallel and equal; as a mound and a hollow, as a valley and a hill.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The Amida Buddha delivers those who recognize their own weakness and cowardice... Those who admit their own faults and above all, those… — Naoyuki Ochiai Copy Share Image
“And the Buddha pointed out that his confusion was justified, for 'the dharma is profound, difficult to see, difficult to understand, peaceful,… — David J. Kalupahana Copy Share Image
“As long as we're in a state of confusion, overwhelmed by the three conflicting emotions, trapped in cyclic existence, we're not happy… — Ngagpa Yeshe Dorje Copy Share Image
The basics teachings of Buddha are about understanding what we are, who we are, why we are. When we begin to realize… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
“In the nembutsu we see and feel the Buddha everywhere and in everything. Life itself becomes the unfolding of Buddha” — Gyomay M. Kubose Copy Share Image
“I may not believe in magic, but I know words have the magical power to change a person or a life in… — Debasish Mridha Copy Share Image
I read that Buddha was able to see all of his past lives, and I realized the only way any of these… — Fred Alan Wolf Copy Share Image
“We all venerate the idol (bot-parasti), This world represents the bot and we are all shamans.” — Rudaki Copy Share Image
“The goal of the Buddha’s teaching is Nibbāna (Sanskrit: Nirvāṇa). Literally translated, that means “not burning,” or in other words, the loss… — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
What humanity owes to personalities like Buddha, Moses, and Jesus ranks for me higher than all the achievements of the enquiring and… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Why say then Buddha never carried gun? he didn't play piano, we do not know of him making pictures either.” — Suman Pokhrel Copy Share Image
“12. The Great Person and Small Person. For these reasons Zen proposes to call man Buddha-natured or Good-natured in a sense transcendental… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The Buddha achieved enlightenment as he sat under the spreading limbs of the Bodhi tree, breathing in and out in silence, as… — Nalini M. Nadkarni Copy Share Image
At this moment, is there anything lacking? Nirvana is right here now before our eyes. This place is the lotus land. This… — Hakuin Ekaku Copy Share Image
“Our job is to make others feel better and to find happiness. It will ultimately make you happy and abundant.” — Debasish Mridha Copy Share Image
Buddha never rejected Hinduism, but he broadened its base. He gave it a new life and a new interpretation. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“There are only two mistakes on the way to truth,” the Buddha taught. “One is not going far enough and the other… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A Buddha is a Buddha,a Krishna is a Krishna,and you are you.And you are not in any way less than anybody else.Respect… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In Buddha’s opinion, to train in staying open and curious—to train in dissolving our assumptions and beliefs—is the best use of our… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
Buddhism is all about finding your own way, not imitating the ways of others or even the ways of Buddha himself. — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
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