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Masters Quotes by Gautama Buddha
- Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe…
- Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.
- Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon…
- The wind cannot overturn a mountain. Temptation cannot touch the man Who is awake, strong and humble, Who masters hiself and minds the law.
- Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth.
- As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.
- Love yourself and be awake- Today, tomorrow, always. First establish yourself in the way, Then teach others, And so defeat sorrow. To straighten the crooked…
- The Tempter masters the lazy and irresolute man who dwells on the attractive side of things, ungoverned in his senses, and unrestrained in his food,…
- But when one masters this wretched desire, which is so hard to overcome, then one's sorrows just drop off, like a drop of water off…
- The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable.
- For one who is a learner and who has not yet come to master their mind, but who dwells aspiring for peace from that which…
- You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred
- The masters only point the way. But if you meditate And follow the dharma You will free yourself from desire. 'Everything arises and passes away.'…
- If a man's thoughts are muddy, If he is reckless and full of deceit, How can he wear the yellow robe? Whoever is master of…
- Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead, But the master is awake And he lives forever.
- If the traveller can find A virtuous and wise companion Let him go with him joyfully And overcome the dangers of the way. But if…
- If one man kills a hundred men, and another man masters himself, the second man is the much greater warrior.
- If the traveler cannot find master or friend to go with him, let him travel alone rather than with a fool for company.
- The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.
- The true master lives in truth, in goodness and restraint, non-violence, moderation, and purity.
- If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all.
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