Buddha Quotes

409 quotes by 201 authors

That is Buddha`s meaning of nirvana: to be free from life and death, to be free from desire. The moment you are free from all… — Rajneesh
Buddha says this is how one should be - no desire, because all desires are futile. They are about the future; life is in the… — Rajneesh
The most fundamental message of Gautama the Buddha is not God, is not soul... it is freedom: freedom absolute, total, unconditional. He does not want… — Rajneesh
Buddha says: Meditation brings two things. It brings wisdom, it brings freedom. These two flowers grow out of meditation. When you become silent, utterly silent,… — Rajneesh
Remember, until you become a buddha you have wasted your life. Buddhahood is your flowering, your fragrance. A tree is fulfilled when it blooms, and… — Rajneesh
Desire means you are dragged out of the moment; that creates a tension, that creates anxiety, that creates hope. And then finally hope turns sour,… — Rajneesh
Look deep into your throbbing life and you will find the quality of the divine. You will not find a God but you will find… — Rajneesh
Imitation is very easy, and the whole culture and society depends on imitation. Everybody is telling you how to behave, and whatsoever they are teaching… — Rajneesh
If you try to become a buddha, one thing is certain - you will not be able to become yourself. One thing only is certain… — Rajneesh
Don`t be imitators. The mind is an imitator, because it is easier to play the game of imitation than to become authentically true. Many ideas… — Rajneesh
The characteristic of the first sort of religion is imitation. It insists on imitation: imitate Buddha, imitate Christ, imitate Mahavir, but imitate. Imitate somebody. Don`t… — Rajneesh
A Buddha is not a man of concentration, he is a man of awareness. He has not been trying to narrow down his consciousness; on… — Rajneesh
All babies are Buddha babies. — Joseph Campbell
A buddha laughs too, but his laughter has the quality of a smile. His laughter has the feminine quality of grace. When an ignorant person… — Rajneesh
A really wise man is feminine, receptive, passive. That's why Buddha looks so feminine. That quality of passiveness, that quality of receptivity... He is just… — Rajneesh
Be passive. In your passivity, God comes. Be feminine. In your femininity, God comes. Have you not watched it? Buddha looks very feminine, Krishna looks… — Rajneesh
Buddha says: "Do not flatter your benefactor!". Let one repeat this saying in a Christian church : it immediately purifies the air of everything Christian. — Friedrich Nietzsche
That could be applied to whatever you feel. Maybe anger is your thing. You just go out of control and you see red, and the… — Pema Chodron
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
I thought, man, if you could run 100 miles, you'd be in this Zen state. You'd be the f**king Buddha. Bringing peace and a smile… — Jenn Shelton

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