Inspirational Quote by Swami Vivekananda

“Buddha is not someone you pray to, or try to get something from. Nor is a buddha someone you bow down to. A buddha…

— Steve Hagen

In general, 'Buddha' means 'Awakened One', someone who has awakened from the sleep of ignorance and sees things as they really are. A Buddha…

— Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.

— Bodhidharma

The word Buddha comes from the Sanskrit word Budh, meaning, to be awake. So Buddha is not a name and ultimately not a person,…

— Eckhart Tolle

All living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas.

— Gautama Buddha

A buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Such is his power that karma can't hold him. No matter what…

— Bodhidharma

When you're blind to your own nature, the Buddha is an ordinary being. When you're aware of your own nature, an ordinary being is…

— Bill Porter

Buddhahood is a state free of all obstructions to knowledge and disturbing emotions. It is the state in which the mind is fully evolved.

— Dalai Lama

When you realize the nature of mind, layers of confusion peel away. You don't actually "become" a buddha, you simply cease, slowly, to be…

— Sogyal Rinpoche

It's much better to become a Buddha than a Buddhist.

— Jack Kornfield

The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

— Bodhidharma

If you’re truly present in this moment, then you are a Buddha. At least for this moment!

— Leonard Jacobson