Do not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. All systems of thought are guiding… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
My relationship with my father was absolutely wonderful. He was the love of my life and pivotal in my life. He was… — Toyah Willcox Copy Share Image
The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and… — Jennifer Edwards Copy Share Image
One should never become devoted to a teacher, any more than one should become devoted to a statue of a god. There… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I don't look at anything. Every person whether he is Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist, he is my brother, my sister. I think… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
There's a kind of training, when you are sitting in a session in the Japanese tradition or any of the Buddhist traditions,… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
When I was little, my parents belonged to a cult, a big Buddhist sect called Soka Gakkai. I didn't have any particular… — Takashi Murakami Copy Share Image
Buddhist words such as compassion and emptiness don't mean much until we start cultivating our innate ability simply to be there with… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
One Mongolian leader became a very, very brutal dictator and eventually became a murderer. Previously, he was a monk, and then he… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The Tempter masters the lazy and irresolute man who dwells on the attractive side of things, ungoverned in his senses, and unrestrained… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Human beings are not intrinsically selfish, which isolates us from others. We are essentially social animals who depend on others to meet… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It was entirely due to my mother [a devout Buddhist] and her kindness and perseverance that the family was saved from utter… — Chiang Kai-shek Copy Share Image
Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did we would do things differently. Do what the Buddhists… — Morrie Schwartz Copy Share Image
The Hindus are busy letting themselves be seen riding in Cadillacs instead of smearing themselves with sandalwood paste and bowing in front… — Paul Bowles Copy Share Image
When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem,… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever's not full… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The first precept in Buddhism is "Do not kill." This precept is not merely a legalistic prohibition, but a realization of our… — Dhammananda Bhikkhuni Copy Share Image
We'd rather have faithful Jews, Baptists or Buddhists than some of the Catholics who nearly run you over in the parking lot… — George Patterson Copy Share Image
Through watering the ground of affectionate love with cherishing love, And then sowing the seeds of wishing love and compassion, the medicinal… — Je Tsongkhapa Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing the power… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
It is not a Buddhist approach to say that if everyone practiced Buddhism, the world would be a better place. Wars and… — Sulak Sivaraksa Copy Share Image
If there is no other world and there is no fruit and ripening of actions well done or ill done, then here… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Many people, including Buddhist monks, spend thousands of hours sitting in what they call meditation. In reality, what they're doing is thinking… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
By renouncing samsara, we renounce our habitual grasping, unhappy minds. And by renouncing samsara, we embrace our potential for enlightenment. — Thubten Zopa Rinpoche Copy Share Image
When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, Not really. But it's more my religion than any other because I… — Uma Thurman Copy Share Image
I'm expressin' with my full capabilities, And now I'm livin in correctional facilities. Cause some don't agree with how I do this,… — Dr. Dre Copy Share Image
Well, I'm Buddhist, Ray, and so part of my Buddhism has allowed me to look a little more deeply at people and… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
Put the mind in alignment with the ten thousand radiances of enlightenment and experience them in various gradations forever. That's the total… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Nature will not be Buddhist: she resents generalizing, and insults the philosopher in every moment with a million fresh particulars. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
And he who has considered all the contrasts on this earth, and is no more disturbed by anything whatever in the world,… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to fight... I have to deal with my… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The beginning of mindful eating is the realization that eating meat is not about the meat-eater; it is about the animals who… — Norm Phelps Copy Share Image
The days of infinity are endless. Its hours cannot be counted or found on a clock. There is no north, south, east,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“I began to feel sorry for myself, to understand what it means to be helpless, and to understand why it's a good… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Every morning when I wake up, I dedicate myself to helping others to find peace of mind. Then, when I meet people,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There's a Buddhist precept that the only thing you deserve is the chance to do the work, and I've been given the… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
This study is not for the amateur. It's not for the dilettante. It's not for the cult follower. It's not for someone… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I'm a Buddhist and active in my Buddhist's Association, and I'm actually a National Young Women's representative for the organization, so I… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share Image
Have big dreams but focus only on what you can control: your own thoughts, words and actions. This was Gandhi's way ...… — Eboo Patel Copy Share Image
![“It was entirely due to my mother [a devout Buddhist] and her kindness and perseverance that the family was saved from utter ruin. For a period of 17 years--from the age of 9 until I was 25 years old--my mother never spent a day free from domestic difficulties.” quote by Chiang Kai-shek](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/695/chiang-kai-shek-11937_age_it-was-entirely-due-to-my-mother-a-devou_1048783.jpg)
