--- title: "11 Good buddhist Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Good buddhist quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Good buddhist sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/943/martha-beck-961_buddhism_as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-o_2792838.png" --- > [As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-only-way-to-find-permanent-joy-2/) [Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/943/martha-beck-961_buddhism_as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-o_2792838.png) > [Buddha was not a Christian, but Jesus would have made a good Buddhist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-wylie-hubbard/buddha-was-not-a-christian-but-jesus-would-have-made-a-good-buddhist/) [Ray Wylie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-wylie-hubbard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/ray-wylie-hubbard-48986_buddha_buddha-was-not-a-christian-but-jesus-wou_2594099.jpg) > [“I saw then how I could be a good Buddhist and a good chef, and serve meat that is given freely, without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-johnson/i-saw-then-how-i-could-be-a-good-buddhist-and-a-good-chef-and-serve/) [Matthew Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/matthew-johnson-45632_buddhism_i-saw-then-how-i-could-be-a-good-buddhis_1947004.jpg) > [Unfortunately, however, I have too many desires to make a good Buddhist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/unfortunately-however-i-have-too-many-desires-to-make-a-good-buddhist/) [Jim Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-coleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/jim-coleman-20905_buddhism_unfortunately-however-i-have-too-many-de_1055810.jpg) > [I see no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity ... I intend to become as good a Buddhist as I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/i-see-no-contradiction-between-buddhism-and-christianity-i-intend-to/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/570/thomas-merton-231_buddhism_i-see-no-contradiction-between-buddhism_110139.jpg) > [The point of the spiritual revolution is not to become a good Buddhist, but to become a wise and compassionate human being,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-levine/the-point-of-the-spiritual-revolution-is-not-to-become-a-good/) [Noah Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-levine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/noah-levine-12272_buddhism_the-point-of-the-spiritual-revolution-is_1321174.png) > [Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/whatsoever-after-due-examination-and-analysis-you-find-to-be-kind/) [Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautama-buddha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/gautama-buddha-163_analysis_whatsoever-after-due-examination-and-ana_2394642.jpg) > [At least half of your mind is always thinking, I'll be leaving; this won't last. It's a good Buddhist attitude. If I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-carson/at-least-half-of-your-mind-is-always-thinking-i-ll-be-leaving-this/) [Anne Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-carson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/anne-carson-1985_always-thinking_at-least-half-of-your-mind-is-always-thi_3052079.png) > [I'm working at trying to be a Christian and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/i-m-working-at-trying-to-be-a-christian-and-that-s-serious-business-2/) [Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-angelou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/maya-angelou-104_buddhism_i-m-working-at-trying-to-be-a-christian_2977745.jpg) > [“The Buddha isn’t a god or deity to be worshipped. He was a rebel and an overthrower, the destroyer of ignorance, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-levine/the-buddha-isn-t-a-god-or-deity-to-be-worshipped-he-was-a-rebel-and/) [Noah Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-levine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/noah-levine-12272_buddha_the-buddha-isn-t-a-god-or-deity-to-be-wo_2328838.jpg) > [“As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-n-beck/as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-only-way-to-find-permanent-joy/) [Martha N. Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-n-beck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/martha-n-beck-17579_bitter-truth_as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-o_1477962.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-buddhist/#itemlist", "name": "Good buddhist Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is permanent.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martha Beck" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-only-way-to-find-permanent-joy-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/943/martha-beck-961_buddhism_as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-o_2792838.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/943/martha-beck-961_buddhism_as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-o_2792838.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/943/martha-beck-961_buddhism_as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-o_2792838.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing…” — Martha Beck", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Buddha was not a Christian, but Jesus would have made a good Buddhist.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ray Wylie Hubbard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-wylie-hubbard/buddha-was-not-a-christian-but-jesus-would-have-made-a-good-buddhist/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/ray-wylie-hubbard-48986_buddha_buddha-was-not-a-christian-but-jesus-wou_2594099.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/ray-wylie-hubbard-48986_buddha_buddha-was-not-a-christian-but-jesus-wou_2594099.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/ray-wylie-hubbard-48986_buddha_buddha-was-not-a-christian-but-jesus-wou_2594099.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Buddha was not a Christian, but Jesus would have made a good Buddhist.” — Ray Wylie Hubbard", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I saw then how I could be a good Buddhist and a good chef, and serve meat that is given freely, without suffering.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matthew Johnson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-johnson/i-saw-then-how-i-could-be-a-good-buddhist-and-a-good-chef-and-serve/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/matthew-johnson-45632_buddhism_i-saw-then-how-i-could-be-a-good-buddhis_1947004.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/matthew-johnson-45632_buddhism_i-saw-then-how-i-could-be-a-good-buddhis_1947004.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/matthew-johnson-45632_buddhism_i-saw-then-how-i-could-be-a-good-buddhis_1947004.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I saw then how I could be a good Buddhist and a good chef, and serve meat that is given freely, without…” — Matthew Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Unfortunately, however, I have too many desires to make a good Buddhist.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Coleman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-coleman/unfortunately-however-i-have-too-many-desires-to-make-a-good-buddhist/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/jim-coleman-20905_buddhism_unfortunately-however-i-have-too-many-de_1055810.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/jim-coleman-20905_buddhism_unfortunately-however-i-have-too-many-de_1055810.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/jim-coleman-20905_buddhism_unfortunately-however-i-have-too-many-de_1055810.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Unfortunately, however, I have too many desires to make a good Buddhist.” — Jim Coleman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I see no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity ... I intend to become as good a Buddhist as I can.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Merton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/i-see-no-contradiction-between-buddhism-and-christianity-i-intend-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/570/thomas-merton-231_buddhism_i-see-no-contradiction-between-buddhism_110139.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/570/thomas-merton-231_buddhism_i-see-no-contradiction-between-buddhism_110139.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/570/thomas-merton-231_buddhism_i-see-no-contradiction-between-buddhism_110139.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I see no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity ... I intend to become as good a Buddhist as I can.” — Thomas Merton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The point of the spiritual revolution is not to become a good Buddhist, but to become a wise and compassionate human being, to awaken from our life of complacency and ignorance and to be a buddha.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Noah Levine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-levine/the-point-of-the-spiritual-revolution-is-not-to-become-a-good/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/noah-levine-12272_buddhism_the-point-of-the-spiritual-revolution-is_1321174.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/noah-levine-12272_buddhism_the-point-of-the-spiritual-revolution-is_1321174.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/noah-levine-12272_buddhism_the-point-of-the-spiritual-revolution-is_1321174.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The point of the spiritual revolution is not to become a good Buddhist, but to become a wise and…” — Noah Levine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gautama Buddha" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/whatsoever-after-due-examination-and-analysis-you-find-to-be-kind/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/gautama-buddha-163_analysis_whatsoever-after-due-examination-and-ana_2394642.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/gautama-buddha-163_analysis_whatsoever-after-due-examination-and-ana_2394642.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/gautama-buddha-163_analysis_whatsoever-after-due-examination-and-ana_2394642.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the…” — Gautama Buddha", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At least half of your mind is always thinking, I'll be leaving; this won't last. It's a good Buddhist attitude. If I were a Buddhist, this would be a great help. As it is, I'm just sad.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anne Carson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-carson/at-least-half-of-your-mind-is-always-thinking-i-ll-be-leaving-this/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/anne-carson-1985_always-thinking_at-least-half-of-your-mind-is-always-thi_3052079.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/anne-carson-1985_always-thinking_at-least-half-of-your-mind-is-always-thi_3052079.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/anne-carson-1985_always-thinking_at-least-half-of-your-mind-is-always-thi_3052079.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At least half of your mind is always thinking, I'll be leaving; this won't last. It's a good Buddhist…” — Anne Carson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm working at trying to be a Christian and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddy—it's serious business. It's not something where you think, Oh, I've got it done. I did it all day, hotdiggety. The truth is, all day long you try to do it, try to be it, and then in the evening if you're honest and have a little courage you look at yourself and say, Hmm. I only blew it eighty-six times. Not bad.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Angelou" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/i-m-working-at-trying-to-be-a-christian-and-that-s-serious-business-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/maya-angelou-104_buddhism_i-m-working-at-trying-to-be-a-christian_2977745.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/maya-angelou-104_buddhism_i-m-working-at-trying-to-be-a-christian_2977745.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/maya-angelou-104_buddhism_i-m-working-at-trying-to-be-a-christian_2977745.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm working at trying to be a Christian and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a…” — Maya Angelou", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Buddha isn’t a god or deity to be worshipped. He was a rebel and an overthrower, the destroyer of ignorance, the great physician who discovered the path to freedom from suffering. The Buddha left a legacy of truth for us to experience for ourselves. The practices and principles of his teachings lead to the direct experience of liberation. This is not a faith-based philosophy, but an experiential one. The point of the spiritual revolution is not to become a good Buddhist, but to become a wise and compassionate human being, to awaken from our life of complacency and ignorance and to be a buddha.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Noah Levine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-levine/the-buddha-isn-t-a-god-or-deity-to-be-worshipped-he-was-a-rebel-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/noah-levine-12272_buddha_the-buddha-isn-t-a-god-or-deity-to-be-wo_2328838.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/noah-levine-12272_buddha_the-buddha-isn-t-a-god-or-deity-to-be-wo_2328838.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/noah-levine-12272_buddha_the-buddha-isn-t-a-god-or-deity-to-be-wo_2328838.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Buddha isn’t a god or deity to be worshipped. He was a rebel and an overthrower, the destroyer of…” — Noah Levine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is permanent. Chapters 12 through 15 will discuss the “patterned disorder” that organizes the chaos of change, so that even on a road no one has traveled before, you’ll have some idea what dangers you face, and how to conquer them. I’m not going to tell you that all this is going to be painless, but I can assure you that it will be wonderful. Take it from Dan. You may recall that in his case, the way back to la verace via lay directly through Hell. Dante’s journey took him as low as a human being could sink, through his worst fears and most bitter truths, down to the very center of the earth. And then, by continuing straight “downward” through the center and beyond, he was suddenly headed up. Before him he could see “the beautiful things that Heaven bears,” things like purpose, fulfillment, excitement, compassion, and delight. He was still tired and scared, but he wasn’t sleepwalking, and he wasn’t lost. There”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martha N. Beck" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-n-beck/as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-only-way-to-find-permanent-joy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/martha-n-beck-17579_bitter-truth_as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-o_1477962.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/martha-n-beck-17579_bitter-truth_as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-o_1477962.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/martha-n-beck-17579_bitter-truth_as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-o_1477962.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing…” — Martha N. Beck", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-buddhist/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-buddhist/", "name": "Good buddhist Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-buddhist/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/943/martha-beck-961_buddhism_as-any-good-buddhist-will-tell-you-the-o_2792838.png" }, "description": "Browse 11 Good buddhist quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Good buddhist sayings and thoughts.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-buddhist/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-buddhist/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Good Buddhist Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-buddhist/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```