Bodhisattva Quotes

28 quotes by 20 authors

There are several realms which ordinary persons do not perceive. Because they cannot see them, that doesn't mean they don't exist. One of these realms… — Thrangu Rinpoche
Pure Spirit, one hundred degrees proof - that's a drink that only the most hardened contemplation-guzzlers indulge in. Bodhisattvas dilute their Nirvana with equal parts… — Aldous Huxley
There is no you in NewVillager, but there is a we. Your job thenceforth will be that of the bodhisattva, the guru, the gap-toothed docent… — Daniel Levin Becker
To feel overflowing love and almost unbearable compassion for all living creatures is the best way to fulfil the wishes of all the Buddhas and… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Be it known that Men of dull faculties and slight wisdom, They who cling proudly to signs, Cannot believe in this Dharma. Now I, joyfully… — Gautama Buddha
A virtuous man or woman who is determined to develop the Supreme Enlightened Mind, should thus develop it: I have to lead all living beings… — Gautama Buddha
For innumerable reasons, Mahamati, the Bodhisattva, whose nature is compassion, is not to eat any meat. — Gautama Buddha
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
Meat-eating is condemned by the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Sravakas; if one devours meat out of shamelessness he will always be devoid of sense. — Gautama Buddha
... Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will for seven days appear to you in their benign and peaceful aspect. Their light will shine upon you, ... Wonderful… — Gautama Buddha
Even fear itself is frightened by the bodhisattva's fearlessness. — Chogyam Trungpa
Few of us are satisfied with retreating from the world and just working on ourselves. We want our training to manifest and to be of… — Pema Chodron
A mantra is like meeting the Buddha or Bodhisattva himself. — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
The true bodhisattva spirit grows out of this personal sense of freedom. You discover that you don't feel so needy anymore. You don't crave another… — Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Do not be a bodhisattva, do not be an arahant, do not be anything at all. If you are a bodhisattva, you will suffer, if… — Ajahn Chah
Once renunciation and the awakened mind have been fully realized, the way to Buddhahood is clear. Liberation is complete and such liberated beings are then… — Maura O'Halloran
Even if a bodhisattva investigates the highest wisdom, one is not a proper bodhisattva unless one applies skillful means for the benefit of other sentient… — Je Tsongkhapa
The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe... All is registered in the 'boundless heart' of the bodhisattva. Through our deepest and innermost… — Joanna Macy
There is a true feminist movement in Buddhism that relates to the goddess TÄrÄ. Following her cultivation of bodhicitta, the bodhisattva's motivation, she looked upon… — Dalai Lama
Meditate upon all the perfect light within your own mind! Do this repeatedly and the radiant Bodhisattvas of Wisdom and Laughter will visit you and… — Frederick Lenz

Who Wrote These Bodhisattva Quotes

20 authors contributed a total of 28 Bodhisattva Quotes as follows: