Buddhist Quotes - Page 15

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, War

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And for a disciple thus freed, in whose heart dwells peace, there is nothing to be added to what has been done, and naught more remains for him to do. Just as a rock of one solid mass remains unshaken by the wind, even so, neither forms, nor sounds, nor odors, nor tastes, nor contacts of any kind, neither the desired, nor the undesired, can cause such an one to waver. Steadfast is his mind, gained is deliverance.

Gautama Buddha

Freedom, Heart, Rocks

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Be a light unto yourself.

Gautama Buddha

Light

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If there is only empty space, with no suns nor planets in it, then space loses its substantiality.

Gautama Buddha

Space, Sun, Emptiness

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Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.

Gautama Buddha

Wisdom, Loss, Men

Gautama Buddha (2013). “The Dhammapada”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

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The Tempter masters the lazy and irresolute man who dwells on the attractive side of things, ungoverned in his senses, and unrestrained in his food, like the wind overcomes a rotten tree. But the Tempter cannot master a man who dwells on the distasteful side of things, self-controlled in his senses, moderate in eating, resolute and full of faith, like the wind cannot move a mountain crag.

Gautama Buddha

Faith, Moving, Men

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Meat-eating is condemned by the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Sravakas; if one devours meat out of shamelessness he will always be devoid of sense.

Gautama Buddha

Meat Eating, Bodhisattva, Ifs

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Therefore, do not eat meat which will cause terror among people, because it hinders the truth of emancipation; not to eat meat? this is the mark of the wise.

Gautama Buddha

Wise, People, Meat

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My whole life, I never spoke a single-word.

Gautama Buddha

Spokes, Whole Life, Single Word

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Hunger (for things) is the supreme disease.

Gautama Buddha

Disease, Hunger, Supreme

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Man must have results, real results, in his inner and outer life. I do not mean the results which modern people strive after in their attempts at self-development. These are not results, but only rearrangements of psychic material, a process the Buddhists call 'samsara' and which our Holy Bible calls 'dust'.

Jacob Needleman

Real, Mean, Men

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Many Buddhist teachers have described compassion as the ability to react freely and accurately in any situation. Being nice or feeling sorry for someone may be called for, but so may being fierce and unyielding. When sweetness is applied indiscriminately, it is seen as 'idiot compassion.'

Issan Dorsey

Teacher, Sorry, Nice

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One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing from behind a cloud.

Gautama Buddha

Karma, Moon, Clouds

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My religion is to live and die without regret.

Milarepa

Rest In Peace, Regret, Dies

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Dharma is not upheld by talking about it. Dharma is upheld by living in harmony with it.

Gautama Buddha

Talking, Harmony, Dharma

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Buddhism isn't about temples, and incense, and shaved heads, and robes. It's not about church. There are aspects of Buddhism that involve that. People enjoy that, it helps them, it strengthens their practice.

Frederick Lenz

Buddhism, Practice, People

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For fear of causing terror to living beings, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva who is disciplining himself to attain compassion, refrain from eating flesh.

Gautama Buddha

Compassion, Vegetarianism, Eating Meat

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I left Europe [for India] as a Christian, I discovered I was a Hindu and returned as a Buddhist without ever having ceased to be a Christian.

Raimon Panikkar

Christian, Religious, Discovery

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When I'm riding my bicycle I feel like a Buddhist who is happy just to enjoy his mundane existence

Robin Williams

Riding, Existence, Enjoy

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There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

Gautama Buddha

Buddhism, Evil, Abundance

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Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon the one way, The way of wisdom.

Gautama Buddha

Inspiring, Wise, Finding Yourself

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A jug fills drop by drop.

Gautama Buddha

Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

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Rather than encouraging apathy through submissive responses, let us deliver the message loudly and clearly, that needles killing and suffering is wrong.

Bodo Balsys

Suffering, Apathy, Messages

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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

Teaching, Buddhism, Order

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

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From one point of view we can say that we have human bodies and are practicing the Buddha's teachings and are thus much better than insects. But we can also say that insects are innocent and free from guile, where as we often lie and misrepresent ourselves in devious ways in order to achieve our ends or better ourselves. From this perspective, we are much worse than insects.

Dalai Lama

Lying, Teaching, Views

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

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