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True Quotes by Gautama Buddha
- In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create disticntions out of their own minds and then believe them to be…
- To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind.…
- Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is…
- When a monk is an arahant, with his fermentations ended - one who has reached fulfillment, done the task, laid down the burden, attained the…
- The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is right, not unrighteous; third, what's pleasing, not displeasing; fourth,…
- If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers…
- A virtuous man or woman who is determined to develop the Supreme Enlightened Mind, should thus develop it: I have to lead all living beings…
- 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…
- When I was a young man, near the beginning of my life, I looked around with true mindfulness and saw that all things are subject…
- Love is a fleeting emotion, to reach true nirvana one must know themselves and forsake love, for it breeds contempt
- Long is the night for the sleepless. Long is the road for the weary. Long is samsara (the cycle of continued rebirth) for the foolish,…
- When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.
- Do not believe anything because it is said by an authority, or if it is said to come from angels, or from Gods, or from…
- In compassion lies the world's true strength.
- 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…
- Goodwill toward all beings is the true religion; cherish in your hearts boundless goodwill to all that lives.
- Just as the great oceans have but one taste, the taste of salt, so too there is but one taste fundamental to all true teachings…
- Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts; it comes from seeing what is true.
- 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.
- Believe nothing because it is written in books. Believe nothing because wise men say it is so. Believe nothing because it is religious doctrine. Believe…
- Just as the dawn is the forerunner of the arising of the sun, so true friendship is the forerunner of the arising of the noble…
- Your actions are your only true belongings.
- The world is a looking glass. It gives back to every man a true reflection of his own thoughts. Rule your mind or it will…
- True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift.
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