Cities Quote by William Rounseville Alger

“When the Buddha declares there is escape from sorrow, the escape is Nirvana, which is not a place, like heaven, but a psychological state…

— Joseph Campbell

There is a way to be purified, to overcome sorrows and grief, to release suffering, to secure the right path to realize nirvana. This…

— Gautama Buddha

The buddha called suffering a holy truth, because our suffering has the capacity of showing us the path to liberation. Embrace your suffering and…

— Nhat Hanh

“you can attain to highest bliss through your conscious union with Buddha. Nothing can disturb your peace, when you can enjoy peace in the…

— Kaiten Nukariya

NIRVANA- In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it.

— Ambrose Bierce

“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

One should rest with a peaceful and loving mind. Even wrathful emanating Buddhas manifest solely out of the wish to liberate beings.

— Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

“Among the most fundamental Buddhist teachings are the four noble truths: Life leads to suffering and pain in one way or another; Our suffering…

— Albert Williams

“May I quickly attain complete enlightenment, and having attained the state of a buddha, may I guide all sentient beings to liberation and the…

— Tulku Urgyen

“One is a Buddhist if he or she accepts the following four truths: All compounded things are impermanent. All emotions are pain. All things…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“the four sacred and wonderful truths of Buddhism. The Four Noble Truths are: first, there is suffering; second, there is a path or a…

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

“The first noble truth of Buddhism is that all life involves suffering.”

— Sheryl Sandberg