Buddhist Quotes - Page 13

• If you haven't wept deeply, you haven't begun to meditate.

  Ajahn Chah

  Freedom, Feelings, Havens

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• This, perhaps, goes to show that conditional self-esteem, as I have said for many years, is an insidious, real sickness, so much so that even Buddhists carelessly sneak it in and sometimes encourage their clients to achieve it.

  Albert Ellis

  Real, Self Esteem, Years

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• As an irrigator guides water to his fields, as an archer aims an arrow, as a carpenter carves wood, the wise shape their lives.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wise, Courage, Honesty

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• So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering' - then you should abandon them.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wise, Teacher, Buddhism

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• Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.

  Gautama Buddha

  Suicide, Blessing, Boredom

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• Life is dear to all beings, they have the right to live the same that we do.

  Gautama Buddha

  Life Is, Dear

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• The Yen Buddhists are the richest religious sect in the universe. They hold that the accumulation of money is a great evil and a burden to the soul. They therefore, regardless of personal hazard, see it as their unpleasant duty to acquire as much as possible in order to reduce the risk to innocent people.

  Terry Pratchett

  Religious, Order, Evil

  Terry Pratchett (2010). “Witches Abroad: (Discworld Novel 12)”, p.136, Random House

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• [S]he believed that the Buddhists were right–that if you want, you will suffer; if you love, you will grieve. (68)

  Anne Lamott

  Love You, Grieving, Bereavement

  Anne Lamott (1997). “Crooked Little Heart”, Pantheon

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• If you want to experience the unalloyed ecstasy of life, you can accomplish this through the twin Buddhist practices of meditation and mindfulness.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Practice, Meditation

  Frederick Lenz (1994). “Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap”, Interglobal Seminars

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• Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them.

  Alan Watts

  Inspirational, Life, Looks

  Alan W. Watts, Daniel Pinchbeck (2013). “The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness”, p.27, New World Library

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• I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the monkey mind. The thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to scratch themselves, spit and howl. My mind swings wildly through time, touching on dozens of ideas a minute, unharnessed and undisciplined. You are, after all, what you think. Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Thinking, Ideas, Swings

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• By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom. By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind.

  Huineng

  Mistake, Mind, Faults

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• The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our own narrow self-interest, it is as if we open an inner door. It reduces fear, boosts confidence and brings us inner strength. By reducing distrust, it opens us to others and brings us a sense of connection to others, and sense of purpose and meaning in life.

  Dalai Lama

  Strength, Confidence, Fear

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• We should practice by showing one another love and helping one another. It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek to the avoid suffering by deceiving and humiliating other people. We must try to achieve happiness and eliminate suffering by being good-hearted and well-behaved.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

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• The entire cosmos is a cooperative. The sun, the moon, and the stars live together as a cooperative. The same is true for humans and animals, trees, and the Earth. When we realize that the world is a mutual, interdependent, cooperative enterprise -- then we can build a noble environment. If our lives are not based on this truth, then we shall perish.

  Buddhadasa

  Inspirational, Life, Stars

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• We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal.

  Nhat Hanh

  Inspirational, Life, Change

  "Exclusive Interview With Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh". Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 21, 2010.

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• Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• The key to genuine happiness is in our hands. To think this way is to discover the essential values of kindness, brotherly love and altruism. The more clearly we see the benefits of these values, the more we will seek to reject anything that opposes them; in this way we will be able to bring about inner transformation.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Happiness, Kindness

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• Try to remain truthful. The power of truth never declines. Force and violence may be effective in the short term, but in the long run it's truth that prevails.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Running, Wisdom

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• When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.

  Ajahn Chah

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Buddhism

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• I really feel that some people neglect and overlook compassion because they associate it with religion. Of course, everyone is free to choose whether they pay religion any regard, but to neglect compassion is a mistake because it is the source of our own well-being.

  Dalai Lama

  Sympathy, Spiritual, Wisdom

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• As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others - what and whom we can work with, and how - becomes wider.

  Pema Chodron

  Inspirational, Sympathy, Wisdom

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.110, Shambhala Publications

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• You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too.

  Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

  Spiritual, Wisdom, Stars

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• This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.

  Sakyong Mipham

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Courage

  Sakyong Mipham (2013). “The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure”, p.62, Harmony

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• As the conceptual, material world increases its hold on us, and inanimate objects become more lifelike, we humans must become more human. Open hearts, kindness and care-these are our most precious gifts.

  Sakyong Mipham

  Kindness, Heart, Humanity

  Sakyong Mipham (2013). “The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure”, p.41, Harmony

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