Buddhism Quote by Gautama Buddha

“Be an island unto yourself. Take refuge in yourself and not in anything else.”

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

“The biggest illusion about a path of refuge is that we are on our way somewhere else, on our way to becoming a different…

— Tara Brach

“Be a light unto yourself; betake yourselves to no external refuge. Hold fast to the Truth. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.”

— Buddha Shakyamuni

“By assembling the mosaic image of our own mosaic of “truth” (our own version of the “truth”) from our accumulated knowledge and through comparisons…

— Frank M. Wanderer

“Each of us needs something of an island in his life—if not an actual island, at least some place, or space in time, in…

— John C. Keats

“Seek truth! Seek truth in the darkness, under the oceans, above the clouds; seek it everywhere and every time! Stop deceiving yourself with untruth,…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“All should be laid open to you without reserve, for there is not a truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to…

— Thomas Jefferson

“There is no external refuge.” Meaning, you cannot look into the outer world to feel safe, to feel at peace. You cannot look without…

— Lisa Unger

“You cannot run away from the truth because truth will find you.”

— ColoZeus Benz

Seek the path, do not seek attainment, seek for the path within yourself. Do not expect to hear the truth from others, nor to…

— P.D. Ouspensky

“The truth is we all struggle with a broken heart, tongue, and life! But the more we try to hide, the more we begin…

— Heather Bixler

To take refuge with an inferior is to betray one's self.

— Anonymous