Buddhism Quotes

1466 Buddhism quotes by 146 unique authors

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
The five points of yama, together with the five points of niyama, remind us of the Ten Commandments of the Christtian and Jewish faiths, as… — Swami Satchidananda
Buddhism teaches us not to want things, not to avoid things, not to be upset by the loss. In the I Ching, there's a hexagram… — Frederick Lenz
Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary. — David Sylvian
Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-al ready-are. — Dalai Lama
The goal of Buddhism is to create Buddhas, not Buddhists, as the goal of Christianity is to create Christs, not Christians. — Adyashanti
The concept (of happiness) is universal. In Buddhism, it is called causeless joy, in Christianity, the kingdom of heaven within, and in Judaism it is… — Marci Shimoff
The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves. That is why we have teaching. But the teaching is not… — Shunryu Suzuki
Zen Buddhism does not preach. Sermons remain words. It waits until people feel stifled and insecure, driven by a secret longing. — Eugen Herrigel
To observe and watch one's own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has… — Ajahn Chah
There is a true feminist movement in Buddhism that relates to the goddess Tārā. Following her cultivation of bodhicitta, the bodhisattva's motivation, she looked upon… — Dalai Lama
Christ remains the most influential figure in history. Any list of world-transforming individuals would no doubt include Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad. Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad,… — Dinesh D'Souza
To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, 'Don't cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with… — Ajahn Chah
I am not promoting Buddhism. I am promoting human values. — Dalai Lama
Buddhism doesn't tell you what is false and what is true but it encourages you to find out for yourself. — Chogyam Trungpa
And yet when you take Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, whatever, their combined killings in the name of religion -- well, that would be zero. — Eric Bolling
Instead of becoming the world’s expert on Buddhism, just let go, let go, let go. — Ajahn Sumedho
I spend more time learning about Buddhism than English, which is why my English today is still bad. — Jet Li
All of the religions - with the exception of Tibetan Buddhism, which doesn't believe in a heaven - teach that heaven is a better place.… — Barbara Walters
Tibetan Buddhism had an enormous impact on me. — Richard Gere
I come from an alcoholic Irish background - I know where I was going! But I met my wife and started to practise Buddhism, which… — Patrick Duffy
To believe straight away is foolishness, to believe after having seen clearly is good sense. That is the Buddhist policy in belief; not to believe… — Buddhadasa
Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical… — Hugo Black
Buddhism’s cardinal ethical principle is to avoid causing harm. — Gil Fronsdal
As far as ignorance is concerned, not just Buddhism, every religion recognizes it as the source of suffering. — Dalai Lama

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