The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
As a mountain is unshaken by the wind, so the heart of a wise person is unmoved by all the changes on… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, for one great cause alone appear in the world. The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, appear in the… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Dignity and quiet joy in all that we do are the expression of perfect concentration and perfect wisdom. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
As solid rock remains unmoved by the wind, so the wise remain unmoved by blame and praise. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
I call wise man who, while he is innocent , endures insults and blows with a patience equal to its strength. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Those who are truly wise will remain unmoved by feelings of happiness and suffering, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, gain and… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“I shall live here in the rains, There in winter, Elsewhere in summer," muses the fool, Not aware of the nearness of… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
There are, O monks, these four lights. What four? The light of the moon, the light of the sun, the light of… — 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 Image
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 Image
Give thanks for what had been given to you, However little. Be pure, never falter. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
