Buddhist Quotes

822 Buddhist quotes by 218 unique authors

Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now! — Sivananda
Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate. — Sivananda
A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the… — Sivananda
Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not… — Robert Louis Stevenson
I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years. — Tina Turner
May He who is the Brahman of the Hindus, the Ahura-Mazda of the Zoroastrians, the Buddha of the Buddhists, the Jehovah of the Jews, the… — Swami Vivekananda
I don't call myself a Buddhist. I'm a free spirit. I believe I'm here on earth to admire and enjoy it; that's my religion. — Alice Walker
I don't know what religious people do. I kind of wished I'd been a Christian with the blind faith that God is doing the right… — Marcia Wallace
The Buddhists say there are 149 ways to God. I'm not looking for God, only for myself, and that is far more complicated. God has… — Jeanette Winterson
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment;… — Nhat Hanh
People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water… — Nhat Hanh
the buddhists say there are 149 ways to god. i'm not looking for god, only for myself, and that is far more complicated. — Jeanette Winterson
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Love is the absence of judgment. — Dalai Lama
I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the 'monkey mind' -- the thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to scratch themselves,… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Because you are alive, everything is possible. — Nhat Hanh
Life is available only in the present moment. — Nhat Hanh
The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave… — Pema Chodron
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. — Dalai Lama
The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion… — Dalai Lama
It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others. — Dalai Lama
My actions are my only true belongings. — Nhat Hanh
The creatures that inhabit this earth--be they human beings or animals--are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity… — Dalai Lama
The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy. — Nhat Hanh
Through my love for you, I want to express my love for the whole cosmos, the whole of humanity, and all beings. By living with… — Nhat Hanh

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