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Awake Quotes by Gautama Buddha
- Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.
- A brahmin once asked The Blessed One: "Are you a God?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "Are you a saint?" "No, brahmin" said The…
- Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as…
- The wind cannot overturn a mountain. Temptation cannot touch the man Who is awake, strong and humble, Who masters hiself and minds the law.
- Love yourself and be awake- Today, tomorrow, always. First establish yourself in the way, Then teach others, And so defeat sorrow. To straighten the crooked…
- How does one stay mindful? Where feelings are known as they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. Thoughts are known as…
- Come, live with the doors of the senses guarded, diligent and mindful, vigilant and mindful, with the ways of the mind well watched, possessed of…
- Careful amidst the careless, amongst the sleeping wide-awake, the intelligent man leaves them all behind, like a race-horse does a mere hack.
- Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead, But the master is awake And he lives forever.
- One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the Messiah?" "No," answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No," Buddha replied. "Then are you a…
- Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who…
More Awake Quotes
- It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true. — Roger Babson
- It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you. — Abu Bakr
- A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the morning. — Honore de Balzac
- I'm less desperate now to express what's inside me, that's true - I act these days because it keeps me awake and… — Emmanuelle Beart
- Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe. — Josh Billings
- I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake. — Lewis Black
- There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. — Erma Bombeck
- Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop… — Dale Carnegie
- The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long… — Marc Chagall
- I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab people's attention, to… — Harlan Coben
- Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent the mountains and everything… — Henri Frederic Amiel
- Appreciation of life itself, becoming suddenly aware of the miracle of being alive, on this planet, can turn what we call ordinary… — Dan Wakefield