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Giving Quotes by Gautama Buddha

39 Giving quotes by Gautama Buddha

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Stepping into Buddha’s perspective on generosity, you’ll find a concise set of 39 thoughts that illuminate the quiet power of selfless acts. These sayings cut straight to the heart of why giving matters, making them a handy guide for anyone looking to weave more kindness into daily life.

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The more completely we give of ourselves, the more completely the world gives back to us.

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True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift.

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Religion is a cow. It gives milk, but it also kicks.

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If beings knew, as I know, the results of giving & sharing, they would not eat without having given...

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Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to…

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The more fully we give our energy, the more it returns to us.

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Remember, the greatest gift to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest.

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Give thanks for what had been given to you, However little. Be pure, never falter.

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Give the people - confidence. Give the people - delight. Give the people - hope. Give the people - the best.

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Men give up one thing to take up another, but in spite of numerous changes they do not find peace. They are…

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Victory breeds hatred; the defeated live in pain. The peaceful live happily, giving up victory and defeat.

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He that distributeth not That which he hath received-- His food, his drink, his sustenance-- Unto devotee, brahman, beggar, wayfarer-- Such a…

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For those who are ready the door to the deathless state is open. If you have ears give up the conditions that…

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Winning gives birth to hostility Losing, one lies down in pain. The calmed lie down with ease, having set winning and losing…

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Speak the truth. Give whatever you can. Never be angry. These three steps will lead you Into the presence of the gods.

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Find out for yourself what is truth, what is real. Discover that there are virtuous things and there are non-virtuous things. Once…

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If for just the time of a finger-snap a monk produces a thought of loving-kindness, develops it, gives attention to it, such…

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He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake's venom that so quickly…

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There is no more self-contradictory concept than that of idle thoughts. What gives rise to the perception of a whole world can…

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All of you knowing now, Tthat the Buddhas, the Teachers of the Ages, In accord with what is peculiarly appropriate, have recourse…

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For one who is a learner and who has not yet come to master their mind, but who dwells aspiring for peace…

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First of all there will appear to you, swifter than lightning, the luminous splendor of the colorless light of Emptiness, and that…

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... Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will for seven days appear to you in their benign and peaceful aspect. Their light will shine upon…

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But if you miss it, you will next be confronted with the angry deities, ... threatening you and barring your passage ...…

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Giving the best to others are giving the best to us. The value of life is not based on how long we…

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By taking these three steps you will get closer to the Gods: First, Say the Truth. Second: Don't let you get Angry.…

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When giving to others do not linger on thoughts of a giving, what was given, or the one who has received.

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The world is a looking glass. It gives back to every man a true reflection of his own thoughts. Rule your mind…

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Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given,…

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Do not give up your authority and follow blindly the will of others. This way will lead to only delusion.

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A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade…

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O men! you can take life easily but, remember, none of you can give life! So, have mercy, have compassion! And, never…

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Don't give way to heedlessness or to intimacy with sensual delight - for a heedful person, absorbed in jhana, attains an abundance…

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Let a man neither give himself over to pleasures ... nor yet let him give himself over to self-mortification ... To the…

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We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or…

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To be selfish, greedy and unwilling to help the needy gives rise to future starvation and clothlessness.

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The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life…

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Kindnessis giving others happiness.Compassionis removing others' bitterness.Joyis freeing others from suffering.

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By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity…

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Before you've seen it, and when you first see it, it is the greatest thing; afterwards, it is ordinary.

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One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the Messiah?" "No," answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No," Buddha replied. "Then are you…

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Give thanks for what had been given to you, However little. Be pure, never falter.

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For fear of causing terror to living beings, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva who is disciplining himself to attain compassion, refrain from eating flesh.

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Be lamps unto yourselves. Be refuges unto yourselves. Take yourself no external refuge. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp. Hold fast to…

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Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken.

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Pain is the outcome of sin.

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It is because I perceive the danger in the practice of mystic wonders, that I loath, abhor, and am ashamed thereof.

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So too, monks, I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that…

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If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all.

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Watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings.

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One is not low because of birth nor does birth make one holy. Deeds alone make one low, deeds alone make one holy.

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He who causes suffering shall suffer. There is no escape.

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If a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a true spiritual…

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The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much…

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