Being truthful Quote by Sylvia Boorstein

Self-honesty is absolutely necessary in the practice of Buddhism.

— Frederick Lenz

“The Buddha’s criteria for Wise Speech include—in addition to the obvious expectation that speech be truthful— that it be timely, gentle, motivated by kindness,…

— Sylvia Boorstein

“The teachings of the Buddha could be summarized in four short sentences. ... [The Buddha] said ... The bad things, don't do them. The…

— Thich Nhat Hanh

“The Buddha encouraged people to "know for yourselves that certain things are unwholesome and wrong. And when you do, then give them up. And…

— Steve Hagen

“The Buddha didn’t set out to found a religion or to convert people to a belief – he simply taught a system of ethics,…

— Anonymous

Buddha himself taught different teachings to different people under different circumstances. For some people, there are beliefs based on a Creator. For others, no…

— Dalai Lama

Honesty comes only with sound health, physically and psychologically, and an honest mind cannot be separated from the most genuine acknowledgment of expression. It…

— Midori Goto

The Lord Buddha was once asked by a disciple to sum up the whole of His teaching in one verse. He replied: Cease to…

— Arthur E. Powell

“Buddha was once asked to describe the essence of his teachings," Rinpoche said. "Do you know what he replied? 'Abandon harmfulness. Cultivate goodness. Subdue…

— David Michie

“The Buddha encouraged his followers to never accept what was put to them as truth by anyone else without scrutiny or skepticism. He also…

— David Carlyle

“It wasn’t the rules or the potential punishment that kept people honest. It was being reminded of core values embedded from our earliest days:…

— Jon M. Huntsman Sr

Buddhism has a very beautiful teaching that says the worst thing you can do to your soul is to tell someone their faith is…

— Ricky Martin