Buddhism Quotes

1466 Buddhism quotes by 146 unique authors

note the similarities with buddhism a buddhist who has achieved nirvana is not sad primarily because it does not know the concept of sad [...] — Tao Lin
So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask… — Tina Fey
Why can't we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions… — Edward Abbey
The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogmas and theology. Covering both the natural… — Albert Einstein
The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it. Buddhism remains what it… — Walpola Rahula
If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their origin, Buddhism would be confined to north India,… — Aung San Suu Kyi
To have some deep feeling about Buddhism is not the point; we just do what we should do, like eating supper and going to bed.… — Shunryu Suzuki
[Buddhism and Christianity] are in one sense parallel and equal; as a mound and a hollow, as a valley and a hill. There is a… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The more truthful I am with myself and others, the more my conscience is clear and tranquil. Thus, I can more thoroughly and unequivocally inhabit… — Surya Das
In Buddhism, there is no place for using effort. Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water and when… — Bruce Lee
When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The… — Dalai Lama
In Buddhism, both learning and practice are extremely important, and they must go hand in hand. Without knowledge, just to rely on faith, faith, and… — Dalai Lama
To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and this transformation depends… — Dalai Lama
A friend of mine told me a bunch of stuff on Buddhism and about Avicii being the lowest level of Buddhist hell, and it just… — Avicii
Buddhism is really, one of its main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness. — Goldie Hawn
Theosophy tries to bridge the gulf between Buddhism and Christianity by pointing to the fundamental spiritual truths on which both religions are built, and by… — Annie Besant
There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist… — Dalai Lama
I started the Stress Reduction Clinic in 1979. The idea of bringing Buddhist meditation without the Buddhism into the mainstream of medicine was tantamount to… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
In the Buddhist scriptures, it said many births cause suffering, so Buddhism is not against family planning. — Mechai Viravaidya
I have always worked with energy. Everything is energy. Buddhism. Christ teachings. These are foundation stones for a spiritual life. — Dave Davies
As an individual, I think you have to find your own path. I like the simplicity and purity of Hinduism and many elements of Buddhism.… — Dave Davies
Change is one of the only constants in Buddhism; as meditation became the way I breathed in the days, this became apparent. — Nick Flynn
I believe that dialogue is the key to breaking through our tendency to separate and isolate. Dialogue changes isolation and loneliness into connection and interdependence.… — Vinessa Shaw
I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around… — Kabir Bedi
One of the happier ironies of recent history is that even as Tibet is being wiped off the map in Tibet itself, here it is… — Pico Iyer

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