Quote by Emil M. Cioran

“Perhaps I had inadvertently brushed up against the Buddhist axiom, that enlightenment is the ultimate disappointment.”

— Maggie Nelson

“Basically there’s not even one Buddha. There is just great wisdom.”

— Bhiksus Heng Sure, Heng Ch’au

“The tool the Buddha holds out to free the mind from desire is understanding.”

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“You have passed through the two hardest tests on the spiritual road: the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not…

— Paulo Coelho

“Buddhist teachings are meant to awaken our true self, not merely to add to our storehouse of knowledge. From”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

“No words—Buddha’s, mine, or anyone else’s—can see for you.”

— Steve Hagen

“Only when I see myself truly is Gautama Buddha is present in me.”

— Gyomay M Kubose

“[...] Buddhism has been so much admired mainly for what it is not.”

— Anonymous

“To each his own. A billion Buddhas. A billion streams of wisdom. All smiling in their anguish.”

— Aporva Kala

“Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.”

— Anonymous

“This is Buddhist meditation-to penetrate, to be one with, in order to really understand.”

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

“The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and…

— Kahlil Gibran