Buddhist Quotes

822 quotes by 226 authors

The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the… — Nhat Hanh
So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of… — Nhat Hanh
Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice DEEP LOOKING directed toward the… — Nhat Hanh
When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and… — Nhat Hanh
Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generatng that kind of energy toward yourself- if… — Nhat Hanh
When you lose, don't lose the lesson. — Dalai Lama
Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. — Dalai Lama
Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship. — Dalai Lama
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. — Dalai Lama
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past. — Dalai Lama
Compassion and love is the source of external and internal peace and is also the root of racial survival. — Dalai Lama
Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize. — Sivananda
Our enemies provide us with a precious opportunity to practice patience and love. We should have gratitude toward them. — Dalai Lama
With no mind, flowers lure the butterfly; With no mind, the butterfly visits the blossoms. Yet when flowers bloom, the butterfly comes; When the butterfly… — Ryokan Taigu
Realization is not knowledge about the universe, but the living experience of the nature of the universe. Until we have such living experience, we remain… — Namkhai Norbu
Renunciation is not getting rid of the things of this world, but accepting that they pass away. — Robert Baker Aitken
In criticizing, the teacher is hoping to teach. That's all. — Bankei Yotaku
The true meaning of the precepts is not just that one should refrain from drinking alcohol, but also from getting drunk on nirvana. — Bassui Tokusho
Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires. It then worships such a freedom by enshrining it at the forefront… — Ajahn Brahm
The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change. So that… — Jennifer Edwards

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