Buddha Quotes

409 Buddha quotes by 201 unique authors

Studying the Buddha way is studying oneself. Studying oneself is forgetting oneself. Forgetting oneself is being enlightened by all things. Being enlightened by all things… — Dogen
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
It is always advisable to obtain a mantra from a self-realized master. Until then we may use one of the mantras of our beloved deity… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Buddha, much like everyone else has good and bad days. — Todd Barry
Buddha nature is not something that we possess, nor is it something we can be. It is the nature of things, just as they are.… — Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
The perpetuators of the Buddha dharma have a moral responsibility to the rest of humanity to be at the forefront of the change away from… — Bodo Balsys
But people of the deepest understanding look within, distracted by nothing. Since a clear mind is the Buddha, they attain the understanding of a Buddha… — Bodhidharma
To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings. — Bodhidharma
Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either. — Bodhidharma
. . . the fools of this world prefer to look for sages far away. They don't believe that the wisdom of their own mind… — Bodhidharma
Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the… — Bodhidharma
To find Buddha, you have to see your nature. Whoever sees his nature is a Buddha. If you don't see your nature, invoking buddhas, reciting… — Bodhidharma
The Buddha is your real body, your original mind. This mind has no form or characteristics, no cause or effect, no tendons or bones. It's… — Bodhidharma
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 kind… — Bodhidharma
Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there's no mind. — Bodhidharma
According to accounts of the Buddha's life, it would seem that he had a very deep relationship with nature. He was not born in the… — Dalai Lama
You can focus on Jesus or Buddha or Krishna, Ramakrishna, Lao Tsu, Yukteswar, Yogananda, Vivekananda, any of the great spiritual teachers who have lived, or… — Frederick Lenz
The unlimited mind, the diamond mind of the Buddha, is your mind, if you can get in touch with it. Stop thinking so much and… — Frederick Lenz
Who needs to go the horror movies? Just go outside or turn on the TV. Buddha called it the "nightmare of the day." Welcome to… — Frederick Lenz
It is much nicer to live in perfect mind, free from pain and agony. How painful it is to be unenlightened. Buddha called it "the… — Frederick Lenz

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