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Spirituality Quotes by Gautama Buddha
- For those struggling in midstream, in great fear of the flood, of growing old and of dying for all those I say, an island exists…
- As a mountain is unshaken by the wind, so the heart of a wise person is unmoved by all the changes on this earth.
- The cause of all pain and suffering is ignorance.
- Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.
- Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life.
- Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
- However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?
- Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
- Better than a thousand hollow words Is one word that brings peace. Better than a thousand hollow verses Is one verse that brings peace.
- Fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds.
- As long as one feels that he is the doer, he cannot escape from the wheel of births.
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