Buddhism Quotes - Page 4

• Watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings.

  Gautama Buddha

  Spring, Law Of Attraction, Deeds And Words

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• There are things that I value now that I didn't when I first went over there, like Zen Buddhism, which has become part of my life over the last couple years.

  Matthew Sweet

  Couple, Years, Lasts

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• A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality.

  William Winwood Reade

  Beautiful, Philosophy, Catholic

  William Winwood Reade (1874). “The Martyrdom of Man”, p.480

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• Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Believe, Doctrine

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• The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

  Dalai Lama

  Positive, Buddhist, Compassion

  Dalai Lama, Herbert Benson, Robert Thurman, Howard Gardner, Daniel Goleman (2012). “MindScience: An East-West Dialogue”, p.16, Simon and Schuster

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• I never stopped studying Buddhism. In the past few years, in between movies, I do a retreat.

  Jet Li

  Past, Years, Retreat

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• Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wisdom, Teacher, Buddhist

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• The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes.

  Pema Chodron

  Peace, Buddhist, Heart

  Pema Chodron (2008). “The Pocket Pema Chodron”, p.118, Shambhala Publications

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• Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as you stand or walk, Sit or lie down, As long as you are awake, Strive for this with a one-pointed mind; Your life will bring heaven to earth.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Lying, Long

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• 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.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Helping Others, Attention

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• I spend more time learning about Buddhism than English, which is why my English today is still bad.

  Jet Li

  Today, More Time, Stills

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• Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist

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• Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.

  Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

  Wisdom, Past, Simplicity

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• Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.

  David Sylvian

  Discipline, Belief, Zen Buddhism

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• When the mind is exhausted of images, it invents its own.

  Gary Snyder

  Yoga, Positivity, Mind

  Gary Snyder (1969). “Earth House Hold”, p.10, New Directions Publishing

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• Buddhism teaches you to embrace change.

  Koo Stark

  Embrace, Embrace Change, Teach

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• Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son, so one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings, and loving-kindness towards all the world. One should cultivate an unbounded mind, above and below and across, without obstruction, without enmity, without rivalry. Standing, or going, or seated, or lying down, as long as one is free from drowsiness, one should practice this mindfulness. This, they say, is the holy state here.

  Gautama Buddha

  Mother, Buddhist, Kindness

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• When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The Buddha himself taught differently according to the place, the occasion and the situation of those who were listening to him.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, Taken, Land

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.116, Penguin Books India

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• To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and this transformation depends upon meditation. in order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, Teaching, Order

  "Dzogchen: Heart Essence of the Great Perfection" by Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2004.

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• These teachings are like a raft, to be abandoned once you have crossed the flood. Since you should abandon even good states of mind generated by these teachings, How much more so should you abandon bad states of mind!

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Teaching, Mind

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• 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.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Inspiration, Islands

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• The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Character, Thinking

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• In what is seen, there should be just the seen; In what is heard, there should be just the heard; In what is sensed, there should be just the sensed; In what is thought, there should be just the thought. He should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should he incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak in the world.

  Gautama Buddha

  Strong, Buddhist, World

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• It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.

  Nhat Hanh

  Peace, Truth, Yoga

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• A brahmin once asked The Blessed One: "Are you a God?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "Are you a saint?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "Are you a magician?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "What are you then?" "I am awake."

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Blessed, Saint

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