Buddha Quotes

409 Buddha quotes by 201 unique authors

The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him… — Mahatma Gandhi
To Buddha, the second figure in the painting, life on earth was bitter, filled with attachments and desires that led to suffering. — Benjamin Hoff
Followers of the Way [of ChÃ¡n], if you want to get the kind of understanding that accords with the Dharma, never be misled by others.… — Linji Yixuan
Whenever anyone, Buddhist or not, sees a Temple or an image of Buddha they receive blessings. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
If Jesus himself, or Mohammed, or Buddha spoke to me personally and said that women are inferior to men, I would still reject that as… — Alice Bag
Dharma has several connotations in South Asian religions, but in Buddhism it has two basic, interrelated meanings: dharma as 'teaching' as found in the expression… — Taitetsu Unno
We took a bus to the nearby monastery of one of the last great Tang dynasty Chan masters, Yun-men. Yun-men was known for his pithy… — Stephen Batchelor
The great spiritual geniuses, whether it was Moses, Buddha, Plato, Socrates, Jesus, or Emerson..... have taught man to look within himself to find God. — Ernest Holmes
The moment that you are willing to step outside of tomorrow, outside of needing more time, or having more time, everything becomes possible. And you… — Adyashanti
The Buddha taught that flexibility and openness bring strength and that running from groundlessness weakens us and brings pain. But do we understand that becoming… — Pema Chodron
All that you seek is already within you. In Hinduism it is called the Atman, in Buddhism the pure Buddha-Mind. Christ said, 'the kingdom of… — Ram Dass
Compassion is a chameleon: it can wear the face of fear, anger, sadness, joy or even dispassion, depending on what's needed at the time. The… — Gabrielle Roth
Countless people have attempted to define the absolute power of the world of nature. Some praise it as god, some call it the Buddha, others… — Koichi Tohei
I am moonlighting for the Buddha. — John Burdett
The Buddha taught complete honesty, with the extra instruction that everything a person says should be truthful and helpful. — Sylvia Boorstein
Buddha also said that the Dharma, like a bird, needs two wings to fly, and that the wing that balances Wisdom is compassion. — Sylvia Boorstein
The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our natural inclination as… — Tara Brach
True zazen is surrendering every moment. But surrendering to what? It really does not matter what we call it: God or the Tao or the… — Dennis Merzel
Every sin already carries grace within in, all small children are potential old men, all sucklings have death within them, all dying people - eternal… — Hermann Hesse
Our allegiance is to the principles always, and not to the persons. Persons are but the embodiments, the illustrations of the principles. If the principles… — Swami Vivekananda

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