“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
Buddha never rejected Hinduism, but he broadened its base. He gave it a new life and a new interpretation. — Mahatma Gandhi 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
“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
Buddha's teachings are scientific methods to solve the problems of all living beings permanently. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
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
Christ didn't have to. Buddha didn't have to. They came back to teach. They came back to die, to suffer, when it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
To consider only one other such witness: the followers of the Buddha have at least as much right to appeal to individual… — William Kingdon Clifford Copy Share Image
The one and only thing required is to free oneself from the bondage of mind and body alike, putting the Buddha's own… — Dogen Copy Share Image
“Your curly hair is seduction of infidelity while your moon-face is piety, Glimpse it from the infidel's eye you'll then see bot… — Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi Copy Share Image
There is a simple way to become buddha: When you refrain from unwholesome actions, are not attached to birth and death, and… — Dogen Copy Share Image
I see Lord Buddha in the 21st Century across national borders, across faith systems, across political ideologies, playing the role of a… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
“But I can no longer ready any faith's Napoleonic saber rattling without picturing smoking rubble on cable news. I guess if I… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
When people suffer, their relationships usually suffer as well. Period. And we all suffer because, as the Buddha says, that's the nature… — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
Buddha and Christ were second-rate heroes. The greatest men that ever live pass away unknown. They put forth no claims for themselves,… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“Someone, somewhere, needs to take courage to break the cycle of violence. Forgiveness is superior to justice. Being kind and compassionate to… — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
“No claims were made by him [Buddha] to any unalterable truth, nor did he demand that his teachings should simply be accepted,… — Durden Smith Copy Share Image
Buddha was speaking in a village square one day, when one of the inhabitants started to abuse him. Buddha paused and said… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“To discover a metaphysical relationship between Quality and the Buddha at some mountaintop of personal experience is very spectacular. And very unimportant.… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
“Ah Buddha, you boastful charlatan. You may have learned nothing after 6 years of suffering, but then what of 7 years? What… — Mark X Copy Share Image
To find Buddha, you have to see your nature. Whoever sees his nature is a Buddha. If you don't see your nature,… — Bodhidharma Copy Share Image
“Let us pray to Buddha, in whose bosom we live, for the sake of our own salvation. Let us invoke Buddha, whose… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
Remember, until you become a buddha you have wasted your life. Buddhahood is your flowering, your fragrance. A tree is fulfilled when… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“The Buddha taught that most problems - if only you give them enough time and space - will eventually wear themselves out.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Jangan menjadi pengikut Buddha. Dunia tidak butuh pengikut Buddha lebih banyak lagi. Tapi sebarkanlah kasih sayang. Dunia membutuhkan banyak kasih sayang. -Dalai… — John Perkins Copy Share Image
Buddha is pretty funny. Buddha is the coolest, though. If I had to go with one, I'd probably party with the Buddha. — Jack Black Copy Share Image
I guess if I had to pick a spiritual figurehead to possess the deed to the entirety of Earth, I'd go with… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
The compassionate actions of a Buddha are essential to reforming and revitalizing society. — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share Image
Become a Buddha? The mind can't do it. The body can't do it. Only what can't become a Buddha becomes a Buddha. — Ikkyu Copy Share Image
“Real teachers like Jesus, Buddha, Nanak, Rumi have much more to teach humanity, than the imaginary figure Krishna, concocted by an ancient… — Abhijit Naskar 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
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
It is by fighting and triumphing over the enemies of the Buddha that we ourselves become Buddhas. — Daisaku Ikeda 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
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
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha — Buddha Copy Share Image
If you find yourself in some difficulty, step aside, and allow Buddha to take your place. The Buddha is in you. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Maybe I am a prophet. I really hope one day there will come Confucius, Muhammad, Buddha and Christ to see me. And… — Alejandro Jodorowsky Copy Share Image
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