Asceticism Quote by Mark X

“relying on our inner experience, which is the only direct way of knowing Buddha, we conceive Him as a Being with profound wisdom and…

— Kaiten Nukariya

“Maybe the Buddha was right: pain and suffering are the only true constants in life.”

— Dermot Davis

“The first truth, Buddha taught his disciples, is that suffering is part of the human condition. If we simply try to avoid confronting painful…

— Peter A. Levine

“To learn the way of the Buddha is to learn about oneself. To learn about oneself is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is…

— Anonymous

“The teaching of the Buddha is called the Dhamma. He did not teach Buddhism, any more than Jesus taught Christianity.”

— Ayya Khema

“In Sutra of the Four Noble Truths Buddha says: ‘You should know sufferings.’ In saying this Buddha is advising us that we should know…

— Kelsang Gyatso

“Suffering led the Buddha to enlightenment, and it may cause us, against our will, to grow in compassion, awareness, and possibly eventually peace.”

— Huston Smith

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering, it doesn’t mean that something is wrong. What a relief.

— Pema Chodron

“Eventually, at Buddhahood, you become capable of remaining in the innate”

— Dalai Lama XIV

The Buddha taught complete honesty, with the extra instruction that everything a person says should be truthful and helpful.

— Sylvia Boorstein

“Many years ago, I recognized that by understanding your own tradition better, you also develop increased respect, consideration, and understanding for others. I had…

— Thich Nhat Hanh