Buddhism Quote by Dalai Lama

Firstly, as a Buddhist monk, I hold that violence is not good. Secondly, I am a firm believer in the Gandian ethic of passive…

— Dalai Lama

“the monastery is not a place to hide from problems; it is a place to face them, whether they are personal sin, human brokenness,…

— Carrie Gress

I could justify violence only in this extreme case, to save the last living knowledge of Buddhism itself.

— Dalai Lama

When a monk goes away from the world, he goes fighting with it. it is not a relaxed going. His whole being is pulled…

— Rajneesh

“Monasticism is really based on the idea that if you leave people, you leave the spirit of the world. But you do not. You…

— David Martyn Lloyd-Jones

“St. Benedict and every Benedictine who has followed (one prays) understood that the monastery is not a place to hide from problems; it is…

— Carrie Gress

Monastic life cuts off the distractions and emotional entanglements one becomes involved in, in the lay life.

— Tenzin Palmo

“Monasticism had transformed the humble work of discipleship into the meritorious activity of the saints, and the self-renunciation of discipleship into the flagrant spiritual…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

If the world is crazy, maybe it needs a few sane people in the middle of it. Why do monks lock themselves up in…

— Tim Ward

“The world is inherently chaotic, unstable and can change on a whim, which is why a Buddhist turns inward and strives to become independent…

— Michael Williams

“From the point of view of history, of reason, and of truth, monasticism is condemned. Monasteries, when they abound in a nation, are clogs…

— Victor Hugo

“And this is a Buddhist country?” said Matt, “This is a country of lovingkindness and compassion? Hah. I think the Americans would call this…

— Joe Niemczura