Buddhist Philosophy Quotes

Believe nothing,
No matter where you read it,
Or who has said it,
Not even if I have said it,
Unless it agrees with your own reason
And your own common sense.

Gautama Buddha

Inspirational, Success, Atheist

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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Gautama Buddha

Happiness, Happy, Buddhist

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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Gautama Buddha

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

Gautama Buddha

Inspiring, Wise, Peace

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With our thoughts we make the world.

Gautama Buddha

Inspirational, Change, Spiritual

Gautama Buddha (2016). “Zen Dogs”, p.36, Mango Media Inc.

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Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Confucius

Motivational, Wisdom, Buddhist

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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Nhat Hanh

Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

"3 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Mood in 2 Minutes" by Daniela Tempesta, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2013.

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To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

Gautama Buddha

Positive, Inspiring, Death

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To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

Gautama Buddha

Wisdom, Life Changing, Buddhism

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If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

Gautama Buddha

Buddhist, Buddhism, Thoughtful

Gautama Buddha (2013). “The Dhammapada”, p.5, Simon and Schuster

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Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little

Gautama Buddha

Thank You, Uplifting, Thankful

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All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.

Gautama Buddha

Karma, Buddhist, Attitude

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Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

Gautama Buddha

Inspiring, Wise, Buddhist

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A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

Gautama Buddha

Positive, Dog, Buddhist

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However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?

Gautama Buddha

Inspirational, Inspiring, Wise

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Concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Gautama Buddha

Life, Buddhist, Buddhism

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If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.

Gautama Buddha

Buddhist, Buddhism, Men

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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

Gautama Buddha

Positive, Inspiring, Wise

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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

Gautama Buddha

Love, Positive, Inspiring

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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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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, Buddhism

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I do a lot of reading on Buddhist philosophy, and a Buddhist nun named Pema Chödrön talks a lot about acceptance. It's one of the main tenets of Buddhism - accepting that what is, is. The root of our suffering is when we just don't want to accept a truth. We want something to be different than it is.

Sara Bareilles

Buddhist, Philosophy, Reading

Source: www.glamour.com

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My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a certain point and to try to force it it's not really forgiveness. It's Buddhist philosophy or something spiritual jargon that you're trying to live up to but you're just using it against yourself as a reason why you're not okay.

Pema Chodron

Spiritual, Buddhist, Philosophy

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I think it would help if, when people are first ordained, they underwent a period of strict training, maybe for several years. During this time they would learn basic Buddhist philosophy in a monastic community where all the teaching and training was directed toward living a perfect monastic life and wasn't channeled out to fit into the lay life - which is what usually happens in Dharma centers where the teachings are directed toward how to live the Dharma in your everyday life.

Tenzin Palmo

Buddhist, Philosophy, Teaching

Source: fpmt.org

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To me this technical acceptation seems not applicable here, where we have to deal with the simplest moral precepts, and not with psychological niceties of Buddhist philosophy.

Max Muller

Buddhist, Philosophy, Moral

F. Max Muller (2014). “The Dhammapada and Sutta-Nipata”, p.58, Routledge

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