Buddhist Quotes - Page 32

• He whose inflowing thoughts are dried up, who is unattached to food, whose dwelling place is an empty and imageless release - the way of such a person is hard to follow, like the path of birds through the sky.

  Gautama Buddha

  Dwelling Place, Sky, Bird

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• Ye must leave righteous ways behind, not to speak of unrighteous ways.

  Gautama Buddha

  Way, Speak, Righteous

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• They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma. Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.

  Gautama Buddha

  Strong, Determination, Mean

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• There is, Oh Monks, a not-born, a not-become, a not-made, a not-compounded. Monks, if that unborn, not-become, not-made, not-compounded were not, there would be no escape from this here that is born, become, made and compounded.

  Gautama Buddha

  Would Be, Monk, Born

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• It is better to travel well then arrive.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wells

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• Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Purity, Oneself

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• Let the disciple cultivate love without measure towards all beings. Let him cultivate towards the whole world, above, below, around, a heart of love unstinted....For in all the world this state of heart is best.

  Gautama Buddha

  Heart, World, States

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• I manifested in a dreamlike way to dreamlike beings and gave a dreamlike Dharma, but in reality I never taught and never actually came.

  Gautama Buddha

  Reality, Way, Taught

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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

  Buddhism, Thoughtful, Men

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

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• Although you can find certain differences among the Buddhist philosophical schools about how the universe came into being, the basic common question addressed is how the two fundamental principles-external matter and internal mind or consciousness-although distinct, affect one another. External causes and conditions are responsible for certain of our experiences of happiness and suffering. Yet we find that it is principally our own feelings, our thoughts and our emotions, that really determine whether we are going to suffer or be happy.

  Dalai Lama

  Happiness, Philosophical, School

  Dalai Lama (2004). “Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection”, Snow Lion Publication

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• Now you are on the Buddhist way. Keep up your meditation, as there is no instant illumination. The mind moves slowly into this. Do not become attached to your method. When, in the course of your meditation, your consciousness will have expanded and been transformed, you will then recognize that all the ways are valid ways.

  Dalai Lama

  Moving, Illumination, Meditation

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• Sitting still is a pain in the ass.

  Noah Levine

  Pain, Sitting Still, Meditation

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• Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-al ready-are.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhism, Trying, Use

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• For ages this idea has been proclaimed in the consummately wise teachings of religion, probably not alone as a means of insuring peace and harmony among men, but as a deeply founded truth. The Buddhist expresses it in one way, the Christian in another, but both say the same: We are all one.

  Nikola Tesla

  Christian, Wise, Teaching

  Nikola Tesla (2014). “My Inventions Nikola Tesla's Autobiography”, p.80, Lulu.com

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• I Have Learned so much from God That I can no longer call myself A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, A Buddhist, a Jew.

  Hafez

  Christian, Spiritual, Wisdom

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• The Buddhist expresses it in one way, the Christian in another, but both say the same: We are all one.

  Nikola Tesla

  Christian, Way, One Way

  Nikola Tesla (2016). “My Inventions: And Other Writings”, p.66, Courier Dover Publications

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• Alan Watts, the Buddhist scholar, proposed the existence of a mental faculty he called forgettory, which is the flip side of memory. There are times, Watts maintained, when we need to forget things, to let them slip away into the unremembered past.

  Larry Dossey

  Memories, Past, Needs

  Larry Dossey (2007). “The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things: Fourteen Natural Steps to Health and Happiness”, p.31, Harmony

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• In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life. Death is the mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected.

  Sogyal Rinpoche

  Death, Mirrors, Meaning Of Life

  Sogyal Rinpoche (2009). “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: Revised and Updated Edition”, p.21, Harper Collins

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• The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.

  Dalai Lama

  Age, Levels, Esoteric

  Interview with Claudia Dreifus. Archives, www.nytimes.com. 1993.

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• The goal of Buddhism is to create Buddhas, not Buddhists, as the goal of Christianity is to create Christs, not Christians.

  Adyashanti

  Christian, Buddhism, Goal

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• What God is doing today is calling people out of the world for His name. Whether they come from the Muslim world, or the Buddhist world, or the Christian world, or the non-believing world, they are members of the body of Christ because they've been called by God. They may not even know the name of Jesus, but they know in their hearts they need something that they don't have and they turn to the only light they have and I think they're saved and they're going to be with us in heaven.

  Billy Graham

  Christian, Jesus, Believe

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• Sackcloth and kelp soup are not required, but the Buddhist reminder of the need to live lightly on the earth is a helpful guide to the daily habits and needs of us all.

  Tom Brokaw

  Needs, Earth, Soup

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• I want to take you to a place of pure magic... It's the place athletes call the "zone". Buddhists call "satori" and ravers call "trance". I call it the Silver Desert. It's a place of pure light that holds the dark within it. It's a place of pure rhythm.

  Gabrielle Roth

  Athlete, Dark, Light

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• Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

  Gautama Buddha

  Tired, Night, Law

  Gautama Buddha (2013). “The Dhammapada”, p.12, Simon and Schuster

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• When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life.

  Ralph Fiennes

  Mother, Catholic, Belief

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