The goal of Buddhism is to create Buddhas, not Buddhists, as the goal of Christianity is to create Christs, not Christians. — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
“One who utters speech that isn't rough But instructive and truthful So that he offends no one, Him I call Brahmin.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Continue this practice no matter what happens or what anyone does to you. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as spiritual achievement; it is simply an awareness intrinsic to all of life. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today, — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light. — Dogen Copy Share Image
I left Europe [for India] as a Christian, I discovered I was a Hindu and returned as a Buddhist without ever having… — Raimon Panikkar Copy Share Image
And finally, be assured that Zen asks nothing even as it promises nothing. One can be a Protestant Zen Buddhist, a Catholic… — Howard Fast Copy Share Image
Any individual is capable of realizing the truth at any time. No tradition is necessary, no chain, no lineage. Once you have… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I'm not a preacher, but I preach. I'm not a Buddhist, but I chant. I'm not race theorist, but I have questions… — Theaster Gates Copy Share Image
You know the Buddhists believe that sometimes when everything is in turmoil, it's because something wonderful is ready to be born and… — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
Let the wise one control his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, often elusive, and they rush about frantically: a mind… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“Obsessing over details and bringing a Buddhist level of focus to a narrow assortment of offerings sets Apple apart from its competitors.” — Adam Lashinsky Copy Share Image
Since there were others, a long time ago, who were kind enough to give me a hard time and allow me to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Mary, my little girl, was confirmed in a Buddhist temple. She saw the Life write up on Buddhism, with pictures of the… — Kenneth Rexroth Copy Share Image
“Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days' worth of rice in my bag; a… — Ryokan Copy Share Image
Suttas are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' that tell us what to believe. One should read them, listen to them, think… — Ajahn Sumedho Copy Share Image
Buddhist nirvana ... is based on egolessness and is not anthropocentric but rather cosmological. In Buddhism, humans and the things of the… — Masao Abe Copy Share Image
“Activities such as chanting, bowing, and sitting in zazen are not at all wasted, even when done merely formally, for even this… — Francis Harold Cook Copy Share Image
Do not accept what you hear by report, do not accept tradition, do not accept a statement because it is found in… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“Meditate but one hour upon the self’s nonexistence and you will feel yourself to be another man,” said a priest of the… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
Believe nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom. By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind. — Huineng Copy Share Image
Ultimately one must abandon the path to enlightenment. If you still define yourself as a Buddhist, you are not a buddha yet. — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If the Buddhist's job is to be detached, I think that the artist's job is to be both detached and attached. — Gerald Stern Copy Share Image
Whoever doesn't flare up at someone who's angry wins a battle hard to win. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
I'm vegan, Buddhist, minimalist, an actor. I'm very friendly, though. If I wasn't I think it would be easier to be, like,… — Claudia Jessie Copy Share Image
Well-makers lead the water (wherever they like) ; fletchers bend the arrow ; carpenters bend a log of wood ; wise people fashion themselves. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Once in a while, you will see someone really drippy. The person has to stare at the teacher all the time with… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Select companions who are striving for enlightenment. They all have their imperfections, certainly, but at least their attention is moving in the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“I'm a Buddhist. You might have a Christian obligation to catch pneumonia while you sit for two and a half hours listening… — Natasha Pulley Copy Share Image
Anywhere in the world, any day of the week, in 192 countries and territories worldwide, one can find an SGI Buddhist meeting… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share Image
“If ever you're getting a dog, Francis, make sure it's a Buddhist. Good-natured dogs, the Buddhists. Never, never get a Mahommedan. They'll… — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
The recollected go forth to lives of renunciation. They take no pleasure in a fixed abode. Like wild swans abandoning a pool,… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Live contemplating the body through mindfulness. Live contemplating feelings. In this way you will be aware of and control wrong desires. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Buddhism has existed forever, just like we have, and occasionally it's codified; it's put together into a system by someone who likes… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
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