If you can't think of an enlightened person positively, don't think of them at all. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Shambhala is a Buddhist tradition with its own unique view and approach. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
What is evil? There is no such thing. In Buddhism we don't recognize evil and therefore we don't give it any power… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Buddhism is in your heart. Even if you don't have any temple or any monks, you can still be a Buddhist in… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Come, live with the doors of the senses guarded, diligent and mindful, vigilant and mindful, with the ways of the mind well… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The creatures that inhabit this earth--be they human beings or animals--are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In 1993, I retired from the Art Ensemble of Chicago to devote myself full time to Buddhist studies and to the practice… — Joseph Jarman Copy Share Image
To put the flesh of an animal into one's belly makes one an accessory after the fact of its slaughter, simply because… — Philip Kapleau Copy Share Image
People came as immigrants from all over the world, and Hindu and Muslim and Buddhist and Sikh communities became part of the… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
A Buddhist monk has a responsibility first and foremost to themselves, and that's to find the truth each day in every part… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
One thing that these Buddhists have certainly gotten right is that attention to attention is the key to taking control of your… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
note the similarities with buddhism a buddhist who has achieved nirvana is not sad primarily because it does not know the concept… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
Ultimately there is light and love and intelligence in this universe. And we are it, we carry that within us, it’s not… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
I feel that compassionate thought is the most precious thing there is. It is something that only we human beings can develop.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Some people consider the practice of love and compassion is only related to religious practice and if they are not interested in… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Only Zorbas become Buddhas - and Buddha was never a monk, A monk is one who has never been a Zorba and… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
On a spiritual level, on a place where you want to be a better human being and listen more, I try. I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Thus all things are subject to death, sorrow and suffering. I became aware that I too was of the same nature, the… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Well it's always been an interesting area for me. In referencing something I just reread from Dogen it says, "Enlightenment doesn't break… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
With the near-death or clinical near-death phenomenon some people who are brought back from 'death' have reported being alive the entire time… — John Ankerberg Copy Share Image
One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In Buddhist practice, the outward and inward aspects of taking the one seat meet on our meditation cushion. — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
The heart is always the place to go. Go home into your heart, where there is warmth, appreciation, gratitude and contentment — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
Compassion and love is the source of external and internal peace and is also the root of racial survival. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Compassion practice is daring. It involves learning to relax and allowing ourselves to move gently toward what scares us. — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Self-hate doesn't create enlightenment. It just causes you to not enjoy the current moment. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects — Duncan Sheik Copy Share Image
Right now, I'm following the Buddhist principle: Smile as abuse is hurled your way and this too shall pass. — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Copy Share Image
It came to me that I should teach this truth for it is real happiness and joy. The cessation of suffering is… — 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
“This is Buddhist meditation-to penetrate, to be one with, in order to really understand.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Death carries off a man busy picking flowers with an besotted mind, like a great flood does a sleeping village. — 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
“But the scent of the good is blown against the wind: A good man perfumes all directions.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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