Awareness Quote by Bodhidharma

There is a simple way to become buddha: When you refrain from unwholesome actions, are not attached to birth and death, and are compassionate…

— Dogen

A buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Such is his power that karma can't hold him. No matter what…

— Bodhidharma

“Human desires cannot be extinguished. Even Buddha, with all his sweet teachings, is not immune to seeking fame and followers. Thus, leaving behind a…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

When you realize the nature of mind, layers of confusion peel away. You don't actually "become" a buddha, you simply cease, slowly, to be…

— Sogyal Rinpoche

It's much better to become a Buddha than a Buddhist.

— Jack Kornfield

Become a Buddha? The mind can't do it. The body can't do it. Only what can't become a Buddha becomes a Buddha.

— Ikkyu

“When the Buddha declares there is escape from sorrow, the escape is Nirvana, which is not a place, like heaven, but a psychological state…

— Joseph Campbell

You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.

— Gautama Buddha

Ultimately one must abandon the path to enlightenment. If you still define yourself as a Buddhist, you are not a buddha yet.

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

All living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas.

— Gautama Buddha

“Eventually, at Buddhahood, you become capable of remaining in the innate”

— Dalai Lama XIV

You are all Buddhas. There is nothing you need to achieve. Just open your eyes.

— Gautama Buddha