There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
How easy it is to see your brother's faults, How hard it is to face your own. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
It is better to do nothing Than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
When wishes are few, the heart is happy. When craving ends, there is peace. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation - this is the greatest… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Though he should conquer a thousand men in the battlefield a thousand times, yet he, indeed, who would conquer himself is the… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Attention leads to immortality. Carelessness leads to death. Those who pay attention will not die, while the careless are as good as… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The gift of the Truth beats all other gifts. The flavour of the Truth beats all other tastes. The joy of the… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
He who walks in the company of fools suffers much. Company with fools, as with an enemy, is always painful. Company with… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Just as the bee takes the nectar and leaves without damaging the color or scent of the flowers, so should the sage… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
After much seeking for truth and knowledge the profoundness of reality came to me with a clarity never before known. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Journey over, sorrowless, freed in every way, and with all bonds broken - for such a man there is no more distress. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Find out for yourself what is truth, what is real. Discover that there are virtuous things and there are non-virtuous things. Once… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Rid of craving and without clinging, an expert in the study of texts, and understanding the right sequence of the words, he… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
These teachings are like a raft, to be abandoned once you have crossed the flood. Since you should abandon even good states… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Love yourself and be awake- Today, tomorrow, always. First establish yourself in the way, Then teach others, And so defeat sorrow. To… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Whoever makes love grow boundless, and sets his mind for seeing the end of birth, his fetters are worn thin. If he… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Let the disciple cultivate love without measure towards all beings. Let him cultivate towards the whole world, above, below, around, a heart… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
A noble person is mindful and thankful for the favors he receives from others. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everythiong else. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Dharma is not upheld by talking about it. Dharma is upheld by living in harmony with it... — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Before you've seen it, and when you first see it, it is the greatest thing; afterwards, it is ordinary. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the Messiah?" "No," answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No," Buddha replied. "Then are you… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
Give thanks for what had been given to you, However little. Be pure, never falter. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
For fear of causing terror to living beings, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva who is disciplining himself to attain compassion, refrain from eating flesh. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
Be lamps unto yourselves. Be refuges unto yourselves. Take yourself no external refuge. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp. Hold fast to… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
It is because I perceive the danger in the practice of mystic wonders, that I loath, abhor, and am ashamed thereof. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
So too, monks, I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
Watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
One is not low because of birth nor does birth make one holy. Deeds alone make one low, deeds alone make one holy. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
If a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a true spiritual… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
