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Meditation Quotes by Gautama Buddha

71 Meditation quotes by Gautama Buddha

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Gautama Buddha teaches that fear vanishes when the mind is calm. He calls the body a precious vehicle for awakening and urges careful treatment. He also says meditation is listening with a receptive heart, leading to stability and freedom and that worry stems from passion.

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What you think you become.

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Conquer a liar with truth.

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To meditate is to listen with a receptive heart.

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To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome.

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The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.

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A great gift - a gift of Dharma conquers all gifts.

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Let your mind become clear like a still forest pool.

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How does one practice mindfulness? Sit in meditation. Be aware of only your breath.

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Thought-habits can harden into character. So watch your thoughts.

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Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.

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Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing You go beyond sorrow.

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When you go into the space of nothingness, everything becomes known.

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Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.

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When your mind is set in meditative equipoise, you can see reality exactly as it is

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If you endeavor to embrace the Way through much learning, the Way will not be understood. If you observe the Way with…

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You are as the yellow leaf. The messengers of death are at hand. You are to travel far away. What will you…

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Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead, But the master is awake And he…

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Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the…

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Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

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There is no meditation without wisdom, and there is no wisdom without meditation. When a man has both meditation and wisdom, he…

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These are the roots of trees, O monks, these are empty huts. Meditate, monks, do not be negligent, or else you will…

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Understand the suffering of worldly existence. Abandon its causes of ignorance and selfishness. Practice the path of meditation and compassion. Awaken from…

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There is one thing that, when cultivated and regularly practiced, leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear comprehension,…

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Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind,…

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The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only…

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Few cross over the river. Most are stranded on this side. On the riverbank they run up and down. But the wise…

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The masters only point the way. But if you meditate And follow the dharma You will free yourself from desire. 'Everything arises…

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What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is…

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Monks, one thing, if practiced and made much of, conduces to great thrill, great profit, great security after the toil, to mindfulness…

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People cleave to their worldly possessions and selfish passions so blindly as to sacrifice their own lives for them. They are like…

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When a man is stimulated by his own thoughts, full of desire and dwelling on what is attractive, his craving increases even…

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Men are tied up to their families and possessions more helplessly than in a prison. There is an occasion for the prisoner…

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If a man who has committed many a misdemeanor does not repent and cleanse his heart of the evil, retribution will come…

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Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. Turn away from mischief. Again…

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One should refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs.

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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

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Looking deeply at life as it is in this very moment, the meditator dwells in stability and freedom.

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Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

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The Buddhas do but tell the way; it is for you to swelter at the task.

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Do not let pleasure distract you from meditation, from the way. Free yourself from pleasure and pain.

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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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