Buddhist Quotes - Page 4

• 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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• So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.

  Pema Chodron

  Peace, War, Heart

  Pema Chodron (2006). “Practicing Peace in Times of War”, p.26, Shambhala Publications

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• Giving up attachment to the world does not mean that you set yourself apart from it. Generating a desire for others to be happy increases your humanity. As you become less attached to the world, you become more humane. As the very purpose of spiritual practice is to help others, you must remain in society.

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Giving Up, Mean

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• By not knowing, not hoping to know and not acting like we know what's happening, we begin to access our inner strength.

  Pema Chodron

  Strength, Knowing, Acting

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• Being concerned about other people is especially relevant in today's world. If we consider the complex inter-connected ness of our modern lives, how we depend on others and others depend on us, our outlook will change. We’ll begin to see 'others' not as somehow distant from us, but as people we are in touch with, people close to us; we will no longer feel indifferent to them.

  Dalai Lama

  Change, Buddhism, People

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• The many factors which divide us are actually much more superficial than those we share. Despite all of the things that differentiate us - race, language, religion, gender, wealth and so on - we are all equal concerning our fundamental humanity.

  Dalai Lama

  Equality, Race, Differences

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• The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.

  Dalai Lama

  Trust, Wisdom, Peace

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• We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others. Keeping in mind that it is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends, compassion is the key to ensuring our own well-being.

  Dalai Lama

  Friendship, Sympathy, Wisdom

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• My main interest is in the promotion of human values. From birth we have a sense of affection and some sense of concern for others. We need to nurture it. Scientists have found that to ensure even physical health peace of mind is essential. People often think that love and compassion are only matters of religious concern, but in fact such values are necessary in all human relations

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Religious, Kindness

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• Compassion practice is daring. It involves learning to relax and allowing ourselves to move gently toward what scares us.

  Pema Chodron

  Moving, Compassion, Practice

  Pema Chodron (2002). “The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times”, p.66, Shambhala Publications

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• One way to practice staying present is to simply sit still for a while and listen. For one minute, listen to the sounds close to you. For one minute, listen to the sounds at a distance. Just listen attentively.

  Pema Chodron

  Distance, Practice, Meditation

  Pema Chodron (2009). “Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears”, p.19, Shambhala Publications

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• Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever possible. And if we cannot help others, at least we should try not to create pain and suffering for them.

  Dalai Lama

  Pain, Kindness, Life Is Short

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• That which you give to another will become your own sustenance; if you light a lamp for another, your own way will be lit.

  Nichiren

  Kindness, Helping Others, Light

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• When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but in reality whatever problems we experience come from the side of the mind. If we were to respond to difficult situations with a positive or peaceful mind they would not be problems for us; indeed, we may even come to regard them as challenges or opportunities for growth and development. Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Therefore, if we want to be free from problems, we must transform our mind.

  Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

  Positive, Attitude, Opportunity

  Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (2011). “Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra”, p.5, Tharpa Publications US

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• In today’s interconnected and globalized world, it is now commonplace for people of dissimilar world views, faiths and races to live side by side. It is a matter of great urgency, therefore, that we find ways to cooperate with one another in a spirit of mutual acceptance and respect.

  Dalai Lama

  Respect, Buddhism, Acceptance

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• We need to take action to develop compassion, to create inner peace within ourselves and to share that inner peace with our family and friends. Peace and warm-heartednes s can then spread through the community just as ripples radiate out across the water when you drop a pebble into a pond

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Change, Family

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• The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult. It gives us a certain amount of inner peace, which allows us some self-control, so that we can choose to respond to situations in an appropriate and compassionate manner, rather than being driven by our disturbing emotions.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Patience, Peace

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• It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.

  Pema Chodron

  Pain, Attitude, Suffering

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• The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. That's why it's important for us to examine our motivation in our day to day life. If we cultivate respect for others and our motivation is sincere, if we develop a genuine concern for others’ well-being, then all our actions will be positive.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• What you think you become.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.

  Gautama Buddha

  Positive, Inspiring, Wise

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• Strong and healthy, who thinks of sickness until it strikes like lightning? Preoccupied with the world, who thinks of death, until it arrives like thunder?

  Milarepa

  Strong, Thinking, Healthy

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• After a few years of meditation practice we can even learn how to occasionally ignore ourselves. And what relief that can be!

  Wes Nisker

  Freedom, Meditation Practice, Years

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• If you know the psychological nature of your own mind, depression is spontaneously dispelled; instead of being enemies and strangers, all living beings become your friends. The narrow mind rejects; wisdom accepts. Check your own mind to see whether or not this is true.

  Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

  Mind, Enemy, Stranger

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• To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

  Gautama Buddha

  Happy, Peace, Inspiration

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