Dharma Quotes
156 Dharma quotes by 66 unique authors
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As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing.
— Carol Burnett
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If we see pride among people who have no idea about Dharma, it is understandable. However, if afflictive emotions and haughtiness are present among Dharma…
— Dalai Lama
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Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no…
— Dogen
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Buddhas continue to live on through their teachings as dharma bodies. Their spirits become manifest in the sangha (spiritual community) where their teachings are passed…
— Shinjo Ito
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The person who understands Dharma will have the opposite reaction to a "hard" job. That person will be eager to get started, no matter what…
— Russell Simmons
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Where there is Dharma there is no karma. So we have to lean on Dharmic values and we have to build a Dharmic family, we…
— Harbhajan Singh Yogi
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We are here to start an era, to start an Age, to celebrate the transition from the Piscean Age into the Aquarian Age. We are…
— Harbhajan Singh Yogi
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Look what we are trying. You call it dharma, but it is not. What we are trying is to come together; come together to an…
— Harbhajan Singh Yogi
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Sometimes you have tons of money, and still you are miserable, you are not satisfied. The bow of gratitude and arrow of mercy will give…
— Harbhajan Singh Yogi
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There are several realms which ordinary persons do not perceive. Because they cannot see them, that doesn't mean they don't exist. One of these realms…
— Thrangu Rinpoche
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Hindu Dharma is like a boundless ocean teeming with priceless gems. The deeper you dive the more treasures you find.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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To preserve the integrity of the tradition, we have to distinguish between what is central to that integrity and what is peripheral. We have to…
— Stephen Batchelor
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The individuation of dharma practice occurs whenever priority is given to the resolution of a personal existential dilemma over the need to conform to the…
— Stephen Batchelor
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Each time the dharma moved into a different civilization or historical period, it faced a twofold challenge: to maintain its integrity as an internally coherent…
— Stephen Batchelor
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While 'Buddhism' suggests another belief system, 'dharma practice' suggests a course of action. The four ennobling truths are not propositions to believe; they are challenges…
— Stephen Batchelor
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Never forget how swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or the wave of a hand. Now that you have…
— Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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Those who read books cannot understand the teachings and, what's more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the things going on…
— Buddhadasa
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The heart wants to go on; that is its dharma. For unless it moves, it dies.
— Rabindranath Tagore
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Dharma is not upheld by talking about it. Dharma is upheld by living in harmony with it...
— Gautama Buddha
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I, ever knowing the living beings Who tread the Path and those who do not In response to those who may be saved Preach to…
— Gautama Buddha
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Be it known that Men of dull faculties and slight wisdom, They who cling proudly to signs, Cannot believe in this Dharma. Now I, joyfully…
— Gautama Buddha
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Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup.
— Gautama Buddha
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I have the True Dharma Eye, the Marvelous Mind of Nirvana, the True Form of the Formless, and the Subtle Dharma Gate, independent of words…
— Gautama Buddha
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They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong,…
— Gautama Buddha
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I manifested in a dreamlike way to dreamlike beings and gave a dreamlike Dharma, but in reality I never taught and never actually came.
— Gautama Buddha
Who Wrote These Dharma Quotes
66 authors contributed a total of 156 Dharma Quotes, led by these top contributors: