Buddha Quotes

409 Buddha quotes by 201 unique authors

TheÂ BuddhaÂ never taught a sectarian religion; he taughtÂ DhammaÂ - the way to liberation - which is universal. — S. N. Goenka
Every sensation shares the same characteristic: it arises and passes away, arises and passes away. It is this arising and passing that we have to… — S. N. Goenka
I've always tried to learn from the greats: Orson Welles, Humphrey Bogart, Ghandi, Buddha, Jesus... it's just that there's this tremendous pressure to correct all… — Zach Braff
A life of both sadness and blissfulness is multi-dimensional; it moves in all dimensions together. Watch the statue of Buddha or sometimes look into my… — Rajneesh
The basics teachings of Buddha are about understanding what we are, who we are, why we are. When we begin to realize what we are,… — Chogyam Trungpa
It is always a question of knowing and seeing, and not that of believing. The teaching of the Buddha is qualified as ehi-passika, inviting you… — Walpola Rahula
Without marriage there will be no renunciation, Buddha would not have left the world - for what? His wife, Yashodhara, must have created the situation… — Rajneesh
Whenever learners or those beyond learning awaken the mind, for the first time they plant one buddha-nature. Working with the four elements and five clusters,… — Dogen
Life is one, said the Buddha, and the Middle Way to the end of suffering in all its forms is that which leads to the… — Christmas Humphreys
Did Buddha teach that the many was real and the ego unreal, while orthodox Hinduism regards the One as the real, and the many as… — Swami Vivekananda
These various forms appear different in shape and size, yet they are of a single essence. . . . The Sixth Patriarch called it "essence… — Dennis Merzel
Buddha is said to have given a "silent sermon" once during which he held up a flower and gazed at it. After a while, one… — Eckhart Tolle
Was the Buddha married? His wife would say, "Are you just going to sit around like that all day?" — Garry Shandling
Shonin: I have composed a poem. Kokushi: Let's hear it. Shonin: When I chant, Both Buddha and self Cease to exist. There is only the… — Takuan Soho
To think that practice and realization are not one is a heretical view. In the Buddha Dharma, practice and realization are identical. Because one's present… — Unknown Author
Just one quality of the Buddha has to be remembered. He consists only of one quality: witnessing. This small word witnessing contains the whole of… — Rajneesh
Flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close,… — Nichiren
Handle even a single leaf of green in such a way that it manifests the body of the Buddha. This in turn allows the Buddha… — Dogen
I've always believed in a higher power. You can call it God, you can call it Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Allah, I don't care. I really… — Olivia Hussey
For the dharma to become firsthand knowledge-to feel the â€˜ouchâ€™ of it-you have to live intimately with it, hold it up to scrutiny, and let… — Larry Rosenberg

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