Blind Quote by Gautama Buddha
“Dependent Origination is the teaching (that life) is not the mere play of blind chance, but has an existence that is dependent upon conditions. That, precisely with the removal of these conditions, those things that have arisen in dependence upon them-thus also all suffering-must perforce disappear and cease to be.”
About This Quote
Source Sutra: Dependent Origination (Pratītyasamutpāda), Buddhist teachings, early Buddhist canon
All phenomena arise due to specific causes; removing those causes eliminates the phenomena and associated suffering
In simple terms: Things exist because of conditions; without them, they cease
Key Takeaway
Recognize and transform conditions to end suffering
Themes
interdependence
causality
suffering
Mood
contemplative
serene
Type
philosophical
spiritual
When to use this quote
- personal growth
- mental health
- social policy
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
Buddhist philosophy
emptiness
conditionality
Questions to Reflect On
- What conditions sustain your current suffering?
- How can altering one condition affect the whole system?
A Different Perspective
If conditions are not fully understood, change may be incomplete
![“The Heart-mantra of Dependent Origination (rten-'brel snying-po [རྟེན་འབྲེལ་སྙིང་པོ]), which liberates the enduring continuum of phenomena and induces the appearance of multiplying relics ('phel-gdung [འཕེལ་གདུང་] and rainbow lights, is: [OṂ] YE DHARMĀ HETUPRABHAVĀ HETUN TEṢĀṂ TATHĀGATO HY AVADAT…” quote by Graham Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b54/graham-coleman-144287_buddhism_the-heart-mantra-of-dependent-originatio_1492761.jpg)
![“[C]reation" is not simply viewed as a matter of origination or a divine activity chronologically set only "in the beginning.” quote by Terence E. Fretheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a0d/terence-e-fretheim-34120_biblical-studies_c-reation-is-not-simply-viewed-as-a-matt_244109.jpg)
