The Best Quotes By Buddha (Buddha Quotes)

“With your thoughts, you make the world.” – Buddha
“Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”
“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.”
“Health is the greatest gift. Contentment is the greatest wealth.”
“Be a light unto yourself.” – Buddha
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”
“Life is ironic. It takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.” – Buddha
“Three things cannot be hidden long. The sun, the moon and the truth.”
“We are shaped by our thoughts. We become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind of the present moment.”
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”
“You only lose what you cling to.”
“We are what we think. All that arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”
“Be patient. Everything comes to you in the right moment.” – Buddha
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
“Patience is the best prayer.” – Buddha
“A family is a place where minds come in contact with another. If these midns love one another, the home will be beautiful as a flower garden. But if the minds get out of harmony with one another, it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.”
“When someone is mean, don’t listen. When someone is rude, walk away. When someone tries to put you down, stand firm. Don’t let someone’s bad behavior destroy your inner peace.”
“If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”
“To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
“Relationships are like birds. If you hold tightly, they die, If you hold loosely they fly, but if you hold with care, they remain with you forever.”
“Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.”
“Helping one person might not change the world, but it could change the world for one person.”
“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important an idea that exists only as an idea.”
“Quiet the mind and the soul will speak.”
“Everything heals. Your heart heals. The mind heals. Wounds heal. Your happiness is always going to come back. Bad times don’t last.”
“Everything is temporary, emotions, thoughts, people and their scenery. Do not become attached, just flow with it.”
“Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.” – Buddha
“Life is a circle of happiness, sadness, hard times, and good times. If you are going through hard times, have faith that good times are on the way.”
“You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not the sky, the way is in the heart. see how you love.” – Buddha
“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”
“There are 4 very important words in life. Love, honesty truth and respect. Without these in your life, you have nothing.”
“Everything is constantly changing. Life is like a river flowing on and on, ever-changing. Sometimes it flows slowly, and sometimes swiftly. It is smooth and gentle in some places, but later snags and rocks crop out of nowhere. As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens.” – Buddha
“Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.” – Buddha
“You cannot change the truth, but the truth can change you.”
“Apologize for being wrong, not for being honest.”
“The one in whom no longer exist the craving, and thirst that perpetuate becoming, how could you tack the Awakened One, trackless and of limitless range.”
“There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.” – Buddha
“When you stop trying to change others, and work on changing yourself, your world changes for the better.”
“Kindness should become the natural way of life, not the exception.” – Buddha
“Meditation brings wisdom, lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back and choose the path that leads to wisdom.” – Buddha
“The trouble is, you think you have time.” – Buddha
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”
“Blissful is a state of mind.”
“Love is not what you say. Love is what you do.” – Buddha
“The mind is like water. When it’s turbulent, it’s difficult to see. When it’s calm, everything becomes clear.”
“A painful truth is always better than a hidden lie.”
“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”
“He has the most who is most content with the least.”
“No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.”
“It’s OK to love people. But never lose yourself.”
“Stress is not something that happens to us. It’s our response to what happens. And response is something we can choose.”
“Buddha was asked ‘What have you gained from meditation?’ He replied ‘Nothing! However. Buddha said, let me tell you what I lose: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, Fear of Old Age and Death.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself. And that person is not found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.”
“Relationships are not exams to pass or fail and not a competition. To win or lose. It’s a feeling in which you care for someone more than yourself.”
“In the end these things matter most. How well did you love? How full did you live? How deeply did you let go?”
“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act, but I do believe in fate that falls on them unless they act.” – Buddha
“Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s OK. You’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.”
“Silence isn’t empty, it’s full of answers.” – Buddha
“Believe nothing. No matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it. Unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
“Making a hundred friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a single friend who will stand by your side even when hundreds are against you.”
“Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.”
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” – Buddha
“What you think, you become. What you feel you attract. What you imagine, you create.”
“Open your mouth only if what you are going to say is more beautiful that silence.”
“People may not tell you how they feel about you, but they always show you. Pay attention.”
“Better than a thousand hollow worlds is one that brings peace.”- Buddha
“You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.” – Budda
“Understanding is deeper than knowledge. There are many people who you know, but there are very few who understand you.” – Buddha
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” – Buddha
“It’s man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”
“Holding on to anger is like grasping hot goal with the intent of throwing it at someone else, you are the one who gets burned.”
“Pain is certain, suffering is optional.”
“If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.” – Buddha
“The past is already gone and the future is not yet here. There is only one moment for you to live and that is in the present moment.”
“Even loss and betrayal can bring us awakening.”
“To enjoy good health. To bring true happiness to one’s family. To bring peace to all. One must first discipline and control one’s own mind.” – Buddha
“Don’t be the judge of people. Do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others.”
“When you let go you create space for better things to enter your life.”
“It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy that lures him to evil ways.”
“Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.” – Buddha
“Honestly I don’t have time to hate people that hate me, because I’m too busy loving people who love me.”
“In this world, hate never dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, ancient and inexhaustible.” – Buddha
“Patience is when you’re supposed to be made, but you choose to understand.”
“Peace comes from within, do not seek it without.”
“Ardently do today what must be done.” Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.”
“Always be thankful for what you have, many people have nothing.”
“Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being.”
“When inner conflict ends, peace begins.”
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
“Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.”
“Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you.” –
“One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.”
“You don’t have a soul, you are a soul, you have a body.” – Buddha
“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” – Buddha
“Speak only endearing speech, speech that is wel
“There is no enemy outside our soul. The real enemies live inside us. Anger, ego, greed and hate.” – Buddha
“Never regret being a good person to the wrong people. Your behavior says everything about you and their behavior says enough about them.” – Buddha
“Don’t take revenge. Let karma do all the work.” – Buddha
“True love is born from understanding.” – Buddha
“Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you in darkness.”
“The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.” – Buddha
“Carefully studying the sentences word by world, one should trace them in their discourses and verify them by the discipline. IF they are neither traceable in the discourses nor verifiable by the discipline, one must conclude thus, ‘Certainly, this is not the blessed one’s utterance.’ This has been misunderstood by that bhikkhu, or by that community, or by those elders, or by that elder.’ In that way, bhikkhu, you should reject it.” – Buddha
“Drop by drop the water pot is filled. Likewise, the wise man gather it little by little, fills himself with good.” – Buddha
“There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.” – Buddha
“A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again, but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless, then he is in truth called wise.” – Buddha
“Don’t be a beggar of love, be a donor or love. Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.” – Buddha
“One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings, one is called noble.” – Buddha
“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
“Be kind to all creatures. This is the true religion.”
“No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.”
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth, not going all the way and not starting.”
“Whoever doesn’t flare up at someone who’s angry wins a battle hard to win.” – Buddha
“Learn to let go, this is the secret of happiness.”
“If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.”
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
“What is the difference between ‘I like you’ and ‘I love you’. Beautifully answered by Buddha: When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily. One who understands this, understands life.” – Buddha
“The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.” – Buddha
“Immortality can be achieved only by continuous acts of kindness.” – Buddha
“Do not stay in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate on the present moment.” – Buddha
“That which is born and grows old and is bound and dies, is to be known as “the manifested” and “the unmanifested” is to be distinguished by its contrariety.” – Buddha
“In the end, people will judge you anyway, so don’t live your life impressing others. Live your life impressing yourself.” – Buddha
“One is not low because of birth, nor does birth make one holy. Deeds alone make one low, deeds alone make one holy.” – Buddha
“Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.” – Buddha
“The fragrance of sandalwood and rosebay does not travel far. But the fragrance of virtue rises to the heavens.” – Buddha
“Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.” – Buddha
“Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situation that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals and self worth.” – Buddha
“Thoughts fuel emotions. If you don’t like what you’re feeling, step back and examine what you’ve been thinking. Pain is inevitable, but you’ll suffer a lot less is you disengage from your thoughts.” – Buddha
“The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.” – Buddha
“What’s broken can be mended. What hurts can be healed. And no matter how dark it gets, the sun is going to rise again.”
The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into a habit, and a habit hardens into character. So watch the though and it’s ways with care, and let it spring from love born our of concern for all beings.” – Buddha
“The root of suffering is attachment.” – Buddha
“Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thought.” – Buddha
“All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.” – Buddha
“We are what we think. All that we are arises from our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.” – Buddha
“Speak well of others, not of their faults.” – Buddha
“Neither fire, nor wind, nor death, can erase our good deeds.” – Buddha
“A man asked Lord Buddha ‘I want happiness’ Lord Buddha said ‘First remove I, that is ego. Then remove want, for that’s desire. See how you are left with only happiness.'”
“You should respect each other and refrain from disputes. You should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like mild and water, mingle together.” – Buddha
“All know the way, but few actually walk it.” – Buddha
“It’s better to travel well than to arrive.” – Buddha
“The greatest prayer is patience.” – Buddha
“The darkest night is ignorance.” – Buddha
“Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive, Intelligent people ignore.” – Buddha
No one outside ourselves can rule us inwardly. When we know this, we become free.” – Buddha
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or demons, heaven or hell.” – Buddha
“The greatest impurity is ignorance. Free yourself from it. Be pure.” – Buddha
“Lovely thing to learn from water. Adjust yourself in every situation and in any shape. But more importantly, find your own way to flow.” – Buddha
“Don’t learn how to react, learn how to respond.” – Buddha
“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.” – Buddha
“As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I. Drawing the parallel to yourself, niether kill nor get others to kill.” – Buddha
“Thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.” – Buddha
“Who you are is what you have been. Who you will be is what you do now.” – Buddha
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor worry about the future, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha
“The tongue like a sharp knife, kills without drawing blood.” – Buddha
“However many holy words you read. However many you speak. What good will they do you if you do not act upon them?” – Buddha
“Death is a process rather than a sudden instantaneous event.” – Buddha
“To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.’ – Buddha
“The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.” – Buddha
“The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.” – Buddha
“Both formerly and now it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.” – Buddha
“It’s OK to lose people. But never lose yourself.” – Buddha
“Explain your anger, don’t express it and you will immediately open to door to solutions instead of arguments.” – Buddha
“Rule your mind or it will rule you.”
“Peace begins when expectation ends.” – Buddha
“You don’t need someone to complete you, you only need someone to accept you completely.” – Buddha
“Don’t tell people your plans, show them your results.” – Buddha
“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.” – Buddha
“Never respond to rudeness. When people are rude to you, they reveal who they are, not who you are. Don’t take it personally, be silent.” – Buddha
“In the sky there is no distraction. Of east and west. People create distinctions of their own minds and then believe them to be true.” – Buddha
“Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy. While giving, the mind of a giver is made peaceful. And having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.” – Buddha
“Praise, and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all.” – Buddha
“Remember a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.” – Buddha
“Inward calm cannot be maintained unless physical strength is constantly and intelligently replenished.” – Buddha
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love. This is the eternal rule.” – Buddha
“Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.” – Buddha
“Can there be joy or laughter when always the world is ablaze? Enshrouded in darkness, should you not seek a light.” – Buddha
“Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds. Shine!” – Buddha
“Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.” – Buddha
“Give, even if you only have a little.” – Buddha
“Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.” – Buddha
“Always hope but never expect.” – Buddha
“Pay no attention to the faults of others. Things done or left undone by others. Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.” – Buddha
“If you light the lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.” – Buddha
“It is easy to see the faults of others, but difficult to see one’s own faults. One shows the faults of others like chaff winnowed in the wind. But one concealed one’s own faults as a cunning gambler conceals his dice.” – Buddha
“Be where you are, otherwise you will miss your life.” – Buddha
“To understand everything is to forgive everything.” – Buddha
“What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What’s the proper salutation between people sa they pass each other in this flood.” – Buddha
“Everything happens for a reason. Don’t question it, trust it.” – Buddha
“Do not waste time on many speeches, do not talk bad about people.” – Buddha
“Our life is a consequence of our thoughts, it is born in our heart and it comes from our thoughts.” – Buddha
“Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike. Each has their suffering, some suffer too much, others too little.” – Buddha
“Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. So thank the past for a better future.” – Buddha
“Make an island of yourself. Make yourself your refuge. There is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge, there is no other refuge.” – Buddha
“An insecure and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast. A wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.” – Buddha
“When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch over yourself.” – Buddha
“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.” – Buddha
“The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.” – Buddha
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” – Buddha
“Fall in love with souls, not faces.”- Buddha
“I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn, unrivaled, secure from attachment, undecaying and unstained. This condition is indeed reached by me which is deep, difficult to see, difficult to understand, tranquil, excellent, beyond the reach of mere logic. Subtle and to be realized only by the wise.” – Buddha
“You cannot change the truth, but the truth can change you.” – Buddha
“Time and circumstances can change at any time. Don’t hurt or evaluate anyone in life.” – Buddha
“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.” – Buddha
“As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as a water on a red lily, does not adhere to the sage, does not adhere to the seen, the hear or the sensed.”- Buddha
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be take from you.” – Buddha
“Having gone on his almsround, the sage should then go to the forest, standing or taking a seat at the foot of a tree. The enlightened one, intent of jhana, should find delight in the forest, should practice jhana, at the foot of a tree, attaining his own satisfaction.” – Buddha
“Over there are the roots of trees, over there, empty dwellings. Practice meditation. Don’t be heedless.” – The Buddha
“There will always be people in your life who treat you wrong. Be sure to thank them for making you strong.” – Buddha
“All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt. What harm can you do.” – Buddha
“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.”
“Everything changes. Nothing remains without change.” – Buddha
“Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursure a solitary course.” – Buddha
“At the end of the way is freedom. Til then, patience.” – Buddha
“In every trial, let understanding fight for you.” – Buddha
“I never see what has been done, I only see what remains to be done.” – Buddha
“Nirvana is the moment seen directly. There is no where else than here. The only gate is now. The only doorway is your own body and mind. There’s nowhere to go. There’s nothing else to be. There’s no destination. It’s not something to aim for in the afterlife. It’s simply the quality of this moment.” – Buddha
“Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing, you go beyond sorrow.” – Buddha
“Small channels flow noisily. The great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.” – Buddha
“Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with true.” – Buddha
“Don’t judge others, because you are not perfect.” – Buddha
“Living in human society, people often quarrel with one another. When such conflicts occur, people often keep thinking about the wrongs one to them by others. When that happens, their anger tends to grow. But in those who forgive and forget the wrongs done to them, anger quickly vanishes. They are then at peace.” – Buddha
“You learn nothing from life if you think you are right all the time.”
“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” – Buddha
“Nothing every exists entirely alone. Everything is in relation to everything else.” – Buddha
“When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.” – Buddha
“Delight in heedfulness. Guard well your thoughts.” – Buddha
“May all that have life be delivered from suffering.” – Buddha
“Speak only endearing speech. Speech that is welcomed. Speech when it brings no evil to others is a pleasant thing.” – Buddha
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” – Buddha
“Mind is not a dustbin to keep anger, hatred and jealousy. But it is the treasure box to keep love, happiness and sweet memories.” – Buddha
“If a man going down in a river, swollen and swiftly flowing is carried away by the current, how can he help others across?” – Buddha
“The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.” – Buddha
“Physical charms attract the eyes. Goodness attracts the mind.” – Buddha
“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and kills.” – Buddha
“Suffering is temporary, enlightenment is forever.” – Buddha
“He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.” – Buddha
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” – Buddha
“Heaven and Hell are imaginary creation of ignorant minds.” – Buddha
“The train could turn to gold, and still your thirst would not be slaked. Desire is unquenchable or it ends in tears, even in heaven.” -Buddha
“If you cannot find a good companion to walk with, walk alone. Like an elephant roaming the jungle. It is better to be alone than to be with those who will hinder your progress.” – Buddha
“When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings. When one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.” – Buddha
“Your work is to discover your work and then will all your heart, to give yourself to it.” – Buddha
“Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines but it is the one who enures that the final victory comes.” – Buddha
“Believing in yourself is the first secret to success.” – Buddha
“He who experiences the unity of life sees his own self in all beings, and all beings in his own self and looks on everything with an impartial eye.” – Buddha
“Follow the Noble Eightfold Path, right veiw, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration. To accomplish the Four Noble Truths, that suffering is an ingrained part of existence, that the origin of suffering is craving for sensuality, acquisition of identity, and annihilation and that suffering can be ended!” – Buddha
“He who loves 50 people has 50 woes, he who loves no one has no woes.” – Buddha
“If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be truly fulfilled.” – Buddha

The Best Quotes By Buddha (Buddha Quotes)

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