Buddha Quotes

409 Buddha quotes by 201 unique authors

Zen people love Buddha so tremendously that they can even play jokes upon him. It is out of great love; they are not afraid. — Rajneesh
Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those… — Dogen
When a buddha is painted, not only a clay altar or lump of earth is used, but the thirty-two marks, a blade of grass, and… — Dogen
In my head I am in one of those Buddhist caves where you see a thousand Buddha faces on the wall. In my head I… — Francesco Clemente
If you run into a Buddha, then that energy field, the "rad" level is so high, it's incalculable. Their effect on an individual is for… — Frederick Lenz
The Buddha said, 'Nothing can survive without food.' This is a very simple and very deep truth. Love and hate are both living phenomena. If… — Nhat Hanh
Each person is born with a unique individuality, and each person has a destiny of his or her own. Imitation is crime, it is criminal.… — Rajneesh
The outer is easier, and the outer is objective. For example, one man, Thomas Alva Edison, discovers electricity and the whole of humanity uses it;… — Rajneesh
I would say that Jesus Christ and his followers were a cult, Buddha and his followers were a cult and Mohammed and his followers were… — Frederick Lenz
Christ didn't have to. Buddha didn't have to. They came back to teach. They came back to die, to suffer, when it was no longer… — Frederick Lenz
There is no self, yet we all exist. All phenomena are "empty," yet they have Buddha nature. — Frederick Lenz
Zen was a reaction. Just as Buddha came into the world and spoke against the fall of Vedanta, so Buddhism lost its essence and became… — Frederick Lenz
Zen was an attempt to get back to the purest teachings of the Buddha -enlightenment without strings. — Frederick Lenz
Tolerance is a form of generosity and it is a form of wisdom. There is nothing anywhere in the Dharma [Buddhist scriptures] that should ever… — Hsing Yun
Five hundred years before Christ some physicians of ancient India, working under the influence of the Lord Buddha, advanced the art of healing to so… — Edward Bach
I believe that if Mohammed, Buddha, Jesus, and Moses all got together they would be best of friends because the spiritual basis of all religions… — Yehuda Berg
I started running ultras to become a better person. I thought if you could run 100 miles you'd be in this Zen state. You'd be… — Jenn Shelton
Dogs change lives. Half Buddha, half Bozo, they keep us tethered to the earth, and teach us to fly. Our dogs are our sanity keepers. — Pam Houston
Art is not necessary at all. All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to love - to… — Isadora Duncan
Anyone who is practicing understanding and compassion can exemplify true power. Anyone can be a Buddha. — Nhat Hanh

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