Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
When you move your focus from competition to contribution life becomes a celebration. Never try to defeat people, just win their hearts. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Only he who crosses the stream of life wishes to know what is known as unknowable. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
When faced with the vicissitudes of life, one's mind remains unshaken, sorrow-less, stainless, secure; this is the greatest welfare — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Neither my life of luxury in the palace -nor- my life as ascetic in the forest were ways to enlightenment. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
If a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
We living beings, right down to crickets, ants, mosquitoes , and flies, all possess life that is without beginning or end. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Overcome your uncertainties and free yourself from dwelling on sorrow. When you delight in existence, you will awaken, and become a guide… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
We begin to die from the moment we are born, for birth is the cause of death. The nature of decay is… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
When ignorant people see someone who is dead, they are disgusted and horrified, even thought they too will be dead some day.… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Life is like the harp string, if it is strung too tight it won't play, if it is too loose it hangs,… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. To live a pure unselfish life, one must… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
If there is no other world and there is no fruit and ripening of actions well done or ill done, then here… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
All acts of living become bad by ten things, and by avoiding the ten things they become good. There are three evils… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son, so one should cultivate an unbounded mind… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
There is one thing that, when cultivated and regularly practiced, leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear comprehension,… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Surely if living creatures saw the results of all their evil deeds, they would turn away from them in disgust. But selfhood… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Dependent Origination is the teaching (that life) is not the mere play of blind chance, but has an existence that is dependent… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
If you sleep, Desire grows in you Like a vine in the forest. Like a monkey in the forest You jump from… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Just as a line drawn on water with a stick will quickly vanish and will not last long; even so, brahmins, is… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Monks, one thing, if practiced and made much of, conduces to great thrill, great profit, great security after the toil, to mindfulness… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Stay centered, do not overstretch. Extend from your center, return to your center. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Buddha is in our hearts. Buddha is in our mouths. Buddha is in our daily lives. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead, But the master is awake And he… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Anyone who is not working toward the truth is missing the whole point of living. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Observe the life by cause and consequence. Explore the life by wisdom. Treat the life by equality. Complete the life by love. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Looking deeply at life as it is in this very moment, the meditator dwells in stability and freedom. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
A generous heart, kind speech, & a life of service & compassion are the things which renew humanity. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
To share happiness, and to have done something good before leaving this life is sweet. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Everything that happens to us is the result of what we ourselves have thought, said, or done.We alone are responsible for our… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
All beings tremble before violence. All love life. All fear death. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Before you've seen it, and when you first see it, it is the greatest thing; afterwards, it is ordinary. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the Messiah?" "No," answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No," Buddha replied. "Then are you… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
Give thanks for what had been given to you, However little. Be pure, never falter. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
For fear of causing terror to living beings, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva who is disciplining himself to attain compassion, refrain from eating flesh. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
Be lamps unto yourselves. Be refuges unto yourselves. Take yourself no external refuge. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp. Hold fast to… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
It is because I perceive the danger in the practice of mystic wonders, that I loath, abhor, and am ashamed thereof. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
So too, monks, I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
Watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
One is not low because of birth nor does birth make one holy. Deeds alone make one low, deeds alone make one holy. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
If a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a true spiritual… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share
