“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
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
“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
“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 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
“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
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
It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“What the Buddha himself considers to be truly wondrous are not the miracles accompanying his conception and birth, but his mindfulness and… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“It is often said that the Buddha’s teaching is only a raft to help you cross the river, a finger pointing to… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“4. Buddha, the Universal Life. Zen conceives Buddha as a Being, who moves, stirs, inspires, enlivens, and vitalizes everything. Accordingly, we may… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities. Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
“the living altar of Buddha Himself. Whatever we do, we do with grateful heart and pure joy sanctioned by Enlightened Consciousness; eating,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The Buddha said that there are three times that a person should consider the consequences of any action: before, during, and after.… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“Lord Buddha never put much emphasis on belief. Instead, he exhorted us to investigate and try to understand the reality of our… — Thubten Yeshe Copy Share Image
“A ridiculous thing it is, in fact, that man or woman, endowed with the same nature as Buddha's, born the lord of… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, for one great cause alone appear in the world. The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, appear in the… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“1. Myth: Without God, life has no meaning. There are 1.2 billion Chinese who have no predominant religion, and 1 billion people… — Matt McCormick Copy Share Image
“Buddha-nature or real self, being the seat of love and the nucleus of sincerity, forms the warp and woof of all moral… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
You have to be able to connect to the world of archetypes. That is not so easy, and most people in the… — Robert Svoboda Copy Share Image
“When we talk about the theology of 'God is Dead,' this means that the notion of God must be dead in order… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“I once found an ego, crawling around and trying to shine on me. I took it in my arms and the ego… — Robin Sacredfire 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
“In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha.” — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
I like Muhammad a lot, because he's like us more than anybody else. Jesus is just so exalted, and Buddha is just… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“Opportunities are not gifts of circumstance but reflections of our inner readiness. When we reshape who we are, we find the world… — Majid Kazmi Copy Share Image
“I simply worship Buddha. I ask Buddha for nothing. I ask Dharma for nothing. I ask Samgha for nothing.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“that stone Buddha deserves all the birdshit it gets I wave my skinny arms like a tall flower in the wind” — Ikkyu Copy Share Image
“Buddha was not a Buddhist. Jesus was not a Christian. Muhammad was not a Muslim. They were teachers who taught Love…Love was… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As Dr. Chiang puts it, “while Buddha came to China on white elephants, Christ was borne on cannon balls. — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share Image
“If I say "A lotus for you, a Buddha to be," it means, "I see clearly the Buddha nature in you.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“The Buddha does not see nibbana as a special, metaphysical place to go to but as a process of dissolution that one… — Martine Batchelor Copy Share Image
I went on a Buddha jag. I read 'Confession of a Buddhist Atheist' by Stephen Batchelor and Karen Armstrong's biography of Buddha,… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
Of all animals, the cat alone attains to the comtemplative life. He regards the wheel of existence from without, like the Buddha. — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“We don't need to be the sun to illuminate the world; even the faintest light of kindness can make it shine.” — Bhuwan Thapaliya Copy Share Image
A man asked Lord Buddha "I want happiness." Lord Buddha said - first remove "I" that's ego. Then remove "Want" that's desire.… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way. — Dogen Copy Share Image
“I read in some book that if you try to hold people back too much when they’re dying it keeps them from… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
