--- title: "11 Buddhist Teachings Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Buddhist Teachings quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Buddhist Teachings sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/jack-kornfield-936_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-are-not-a-religion-th_382163.png" --- > [Buddhist teachings are not a religion, they are a science of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/buddhist-teachings-are-not-a-religion-they-are-a-science-of-mind/) [Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/jack-kornfield-936_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-are-not-a-religion-th_382163.png) > [“Buddhist teachings are meant to awaken our true self, not merely to add to our storehouse of knowledge. From”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/buddhist-teachings-are-meant-to-awaken-our-true-self-not-merely-to/) [Thich Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh-689_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-are-meant-to-awaken-o_246080.jpg) > [I know many Catholic priests and nuns who use the Buddhist teachings to become better Catholics, and Jews who use them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tenzin-palmo/i-know-many-catholic-priests-and-nuns-who-use-the-buddhist-teachings/) [Tenzin Palmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tenzin-palmo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/733/tenzin-palmo-1431_buddhism_i-know-many-catholic-priests-and-nuns-wh_544640.jpg) > [“Buddhist teachings put it this way: “Just as the great oceans have but one taste, the taste of salt, so do all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/buddhist-teachings-put-it-this-way-just-as-the-great-oceans-have-but/) [Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/jack-kornfield-936_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-put-it-this-way-just_928129.png) > [Mindfulness is the direct application of Buddhist teachings to a physical event, a way of doing or accomplishing something, or a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/mindfulness-is-the-direct-application-of-buddhist-teachings-to-a/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d4/frederick-lenz-8_accomplishing-someth_mindfulness-is-the-direct-application-of_3116084.jpg) > [“No matter how hard I tried, I was incapable of giving more importance to a hypothetical, post-mortem existence than to this very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-batchelor/no-matter-how-hard-i-tried-i-was-incapable-of-giving-more-importance/) [Stephen Batchelor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-batchelor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/502/stephen-batchelor-5328_atheism_no-matter-how-hard-i-tried-i-was-incapab_494354.jpg) > [“Among the most fundamental Buddhist teachings are the four noble truths: Life leads to suffering and pain in one way or another;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-williams/among-the-most-fundamental-buddhist-teachings-are-the-four-noble/) [Albert Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/albert-williams-97324_buddhism_among-the-most-fundamental-buddhist-teac_2441142.jpg) > [“Buddhist teachings discourage us from clinging and grasping to those we hold dear, and from trying to control the people or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-salzberg/buddhist-teachings-discourage-us-from-clinging-and-grasping-to-those/) [Sharon Salzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-salzberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/sharon-salzberg-562_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-discourage-us-from-cl_897469.jpg) > [“The Buddhist teachings move along a graduated path: first the stages of calm abiding and then the stages of deep insight. Through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/the-buddhist-teachings-move-along-a-graduated-path-first-the-stages/) [Ogyen Trinley Dorje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogyen-trinley-dorje/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/ogyen-trinley-dorje-47273_awakening_the-buddhist-teachings-move-along-a-grad_2287372.jpg) > [“It is easy for a small intellect that knows only a single philosophical presentation, only one secret oral instruction, or only one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamgon-kongtrul-lodro-taye/it-is-easy-for-a-small-intellect-that-knows-only-a-single/) [Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamgon-kongtrul-lodro-taye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/jamgon-kongtrul-lodro-taye-399_education_it-is-easy-for-a-small-intellect-that-kn_512986.jpg) > [“However, there is the danger in all broad categorizations, such as the classification of Buddhist teachings as self-empty or other-empty, that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-brunnholzl/however-there-is-the-danger-in-all-broad-categorizations-such-as-the/) [Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-brunnholzl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_however-there-is-the-danger-in-all-broad_921167.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist-teachings/#itemlist", "name": "Buddhist Teachings Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Buddhist teachings are not a religion, they are a science of mind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Kornfield" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/buddhist-teachings-are-not-a-religion-they-are-a-science-of-mind/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/jack-kornfield-936_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-are-not-a-religion-th_382163.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/jack-kornfield-936_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-are-not-a-religion-th_382163.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/jack-kornfield-936_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-are-not-a-religion-th_382163.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Buddhist teachings are not a religion, they are a science of mind.” — Jack Kornfield", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Buddhist teachings are meant to awaken our true self, not merely to add to our storehouse of knowledge. 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What’s more, we’re encouraged to accept the impermanence of all things: the flower that blooms today will be gone tomorrow, the objects we possess will break or fade or lose their utility, our relationships will change, life will end.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sharon Salzberg" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-salzberg/buddhist-teachings-discourage-us-from-clinging-and-grasping-to-those/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/sharon-salzberg-562_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-discourage-us-from-cl_897469.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/sharon-salzberg-562_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-discourage-us-from-cl_897469.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/sharon-salzberg-562_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-discourage-us-from-cl_897469.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Buddhist teachings discourage us from clinging and grasping to those we hold dear, and from trying to…” — Sharon Salzberg", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Buddhist teachings move along a graduated path: first the stages of calm abiding and then the stages of deep insight. Through such gradual practices, lamas of the past gave birth to realization in their mental continuum and discovered primordial wisdom. All the qualities that the great masters found, we can attain as well. 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Being open to various traditions can free the mind from bias and partiality, bestowing the insight that perceives the interconnectedness of the various teachings and traditions, their scope, and their particular qualities: this benefit alone outweighs the danger of becoming confused when confronted by different and sometimes apparently divergent Buddhist teachings and traditions.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamgon-kongtrul-lodro-taye/it-is-easy-for-a-small-intellect-that-knows-only-a-single/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/jamgon-kongtrul-lodro-taye-399_education_it-is-easy-for-a-small-intellect-that-kn_512986.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/jamgon-kongtrul-lodro-taye-399_education_it-is-easy-for-a-small-intellect-that-kn_512986.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/jamgon-kongtrul-lodro-taye-399_education_it-is-easy-for-a-small-intellect-that-kn_512986.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is easy for a small intellect that knows only a single philosophical presentation, only one secret oral…” — Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“However, there is the danger in all broad categorizations, such as the classification of Buddhist teachings as self-empty or other-empty, that they obscure or prevent attempts to look seriously at the more subtle aspects of the issues at hand. In particular, to categorize certain masters as proponents of self-emptiness or other-emptiness may obstruct our view on the often individual and specific presentations of these masters. Moreover, such categorizations do not take into account that many masters comment on scriptures from different systems, such as Yogacara and Madhyamaka, in quite different ways that accord with the backgrounds of these systems. Also, since the teaching styles of individual masters are usually adapted to the capacities and needs of individual disciples, they may teach very different things in different situations.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Karl Brunnholzl" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-brunnholzl/however-there-is-the-danger-in-all-broad-categorizations-such-as-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_however-there-is-the-danger-in-all-broad_921167.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_however-there-is-the-danger-in-all-broad_921167.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_however-there-is-the-danger-in-all-broad_921167.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“However, there is the danger in all broad categorizations, such as the classification of Buddhist teachings…” — Karl Brunnholzl", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist-teachings/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist-teachings/", "name": "Buddhist Teachings Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist-teachings/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/jack-kornfield-936_buddhism_buddhist-teachings-are-not-a-religion-th_382163.png" }, "description": "Browse 11 Buddhist Teachings quotes by 10 authors. 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