Buddha Quote by Dosung Yoo

“We train in the bodhichitta practices in order to become so open that we can take the pain of the world in, let it…

— Pema Chödrön

“The good men or women who keep, read, recite, expound and copy even a phrase of the Sūtra of the Lotus Flower of the…

— Shinkyo Warner

If we develop a good heart we will progress to true compassion, and awaken Bodhicitta. This is the way of the Buddha's method.

— Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

On the contrary, Subhuti, those Bodhisattvas who, when these words of the sutra are being taught, will find even one single thought of serene…

— Buddha

“If you are a Buddhist, inspire yourself by thinking of the bodhisattva. If you are a Christian, think of the Christ, who came not…

— Anonymous

“Pema Chodron, an ordained Buddhist nun, writes of compassion and suggests that its truest measure lies not in our service of those on the…

— Gregory Boyle

Just entering into the dharma and taking refuge and bodhisattva vows is a tremendous amount of merit, but we need more and more and…

— Tenzin Palmo

“We awaken this bodhichitta, this tenderness for life, when we can no longer shield ourselves from the vulnerability of our condition, from the basic…

— Pema Chödrön

“The fourth thing is to always hold in our heart the vow to save all living beings. When we become sidetracked with our own…

— Ryusho Jeffus

Reciting part of a sutra with the desire to benefit others is like reciting a recipe in the hope it will prevent people from…

— Bassui Tokusho

“If ye realize the Emptiness of All Things, Compassion will raise within your heart; If ye lose all differentiation between yourselves and others, fit…

— Milarepa

“Among all shravakas and pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas are the foremost. So is the Lotus Sutra; among all sutras, it is the foremost! Just as the…

— Gautama Buddha