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Buddhist Quotes by Shunryu Suzuki
- Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.
- If enlightenment comes first, before thinking, before practice, your thinking and your practice will not be self-centered. By enlightenment I mean believing in nothing, believing…
- Happiness is sorrow; sorrow is happiness. There is happiness in difficulty; difficulty in happiness. Even though the ways we feel are different, they are not…
More Buddhist Quotes
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle
- I like change. There's something Buddhist about it - continuous change is wonderful. — David Bailey
- I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.' — Alan Ball
- I believe forgiveness is possible for everybody, for everything, but I'm a Buddhist. — Alan Ball
- An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea. — Edward de Bono
- I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a… — David Bowie
- I'm just the worst little Buddhist in town. — Unknown Author
- I'm working at trying to be a Christian, and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good… — Maya Angelou
- I make a distinction between Buddhism with a Capital 'B' and buddhism with a small 'b'. Sri Lanka has the former, in… — Sulak Sivaraksa
- Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to protect the… — Nhat Hanh
- Buddhism regards all living creatures as being endowed with the Buddha nature and the potential to become Buddhas. That's why Buddhism teaches… — Hsuan Hua