Buddhist Quotes - Page 28

• Those who speak much are blamed, those who speak little are blamed. In this world there are none who are not blamed. Try not to blame.

  Gautama Buddha

  Trying, World, Littles

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• You must take action yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way.

  Gautama Buddha

  Way, Action, Teach

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• How does one practice mindfulness? Sit in meditation. Be aware of only your breath.

  Gautama Buddha

  Practice, Meditation, Doe

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• Live contemplating the body through mindfulness. Live contemplating feelings. In this way you will be aware of and control wrong desires.

  Gautama Buddha

  Feelings, Desire, Mindfulness

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• Live contemplating the body. Contemplate internally and externally. Contemplate the origination of things in the body. Contemplate the dissolution of things in the body.

  Gautama Buddha

  Body, Contemplating, Dissolution

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• How does one stay mindful? Where feelings are known as they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. Thoughts are known as they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. Perceptions are known they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. This is how a monk stays awake.

  Gautama Buddha

  Feelings, Perception, Passing Away

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• Bring your mind to noble silence. Unify your mind in noble silence. Concentrate your mind in noble silence... Enter into rapture and pleasure born of silence derived of concentration and awareness that is free from thought and fabrication.

  Gautama Buddha

  Silence, Mind, Noble

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• If there is no other world and there is no fruit and ripening of actions well done or ill done, then here and now in this life I shall be free from hostility, affliction, and anxiety, and I shall live happily.

  Gautama Buddha

  Other Worlds, Anxiety, Done

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• For one who is a learner and who has not yet come to master their mind, but who dwells aspiring for peace from that which binds, making it a matter concerning himself, I know of no other thing as helpful as giving close attention to the mind.

  Gautama Buddha

  Giving, Mind, Attention

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• By defilement of mind, beings are defiled; by purification of mind, beings are purified.

  Gautama Buddha

  Mind, Purification, Defilement

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• Through effort you will cross any raging flood, through energy you will pass any sorrow.

  Gautama Buddha

  Effort, Sorrow, Energy

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• By three things the wise person may be known. What three? He sees a shortcoming as it is. When he sees it, he tries to correct it. And when another acknowledges a shortcoming, the wise one forgives it as he should.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wise, Forgiving, Trying

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• The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal of awakening.

  Gautama Buddha

  Practice, Discipline, Goal

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• There is a way to be purified, to overcome sorrows and grief, to release suffering, to secure the right path to realize nirvana. This is to be mindful.

  Gautama Buddha

  Grief, Suffering, Sorrow

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• Come, live with the doors of the senses guarded, diligent and mindful, vigilant and mindful, with the ways of the mind well watched, possessed of a mind that is awake and observing.

  Gautama Buddha

  Doors, Mind, Way

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• Of what I know, I have told you only a little. Why have I not told you the rest? Because it would not lead you to Nirvana.

  Gautama Buddha

  Littles, Knows

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• One who is wise and disciplined, always kind and intelligent, humble and free from pride. One like this will be praised.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wise, Humble, Pride

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• Rising early and scorning laziness, remaining calm in time of strife, faultless in conduct and clever in actions. One like this will be praised.

  Gautama Buddha

  Clever, Rising, Laziness

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• Being able to make friends and keep them, welcoming others and sharing with them, a guide, philosopher and friend. One like this will be praised.

  Gautama Buddha

  Able, Welcome, Philosopher

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• Being generous and kindly in speech, doing a good turn for others, and treating all alike. One like this will be praised.

  Gautama Buddha

  Speech, Turns, Being Generous

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• There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• If it is not truthful and not helpful, don't say it. If it is truthful and not helpful, don't say it. If it is not truthful and helpful, don't say it. If it is truthful and helpful, wait for the right time.

  Gautama Buddha

  Waiting, Helpful, Truthful

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• Love is a gift of one's inner most soul to another so both can be whole.

  Gautama Buddha

  Valentines Day, Sweet Love, Flower

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• Love the whole world as a mother loves her only child.

  Gautama Buddha

  Mother, Children, Only Child

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• The eating of meat extinguishes the seed of Great Kindness.

  Gautama Buddha

  Kindness, Compassion, Vegetarianism

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