Buddha
Quotes
The founder of Buddhism, he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree and spent his life teaching the path to liberation from suffering. His teachings, known as the Dharma, outline the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path as a guide to achieving Nirvana. Emphasizing mindfulness, ethical conduct, and wisdom, his philosophy advocates for a Middle Way between self-indulgence and self-mortification. His profound influence continues to shape spiritual practice and ethical conduct across various cultures.
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
The deluding passions are inexhaustible. I vow to extinguish them all. The number of beings is endless. I vow to save them all. The Truth cannot be told. I vow to explain it. The Way which cannot be followed is unattainable. I vow to attain it.
Wherever a person goes, his deeds, like a shadow, will follow.
All phenomena do not inherently exist because of being dependent-arisings. all phenomena do not inherently exist because of being dependently imputed.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
The mind that perceives the limitation is the limitation.
Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind.
All acts of living become bad by ten things, and by avoiding the ten things they become good. There are three evils of the body, four evils of the tongue, and three evils of the mind.
There is no meditation without wisdom, and there is no wisdom without meditation. When a man has both meditation and wisdom, he is indeed close to nirvana.
The root of suffering is attachment.
Mankind have love, animals have affection. The harmonious and beautiful world is revealed.
What's done to the children is done to society.
Will not be punished for your anger, your anger is the punishment.
The less you have, the less you have to worry about.
Our good and bad deeds follow us almost like a shadow.
Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself.
All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.
The end of desire is the end of sorrow.
What you have become is the result of what you have thought.
No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed.
Nothing is forever except change.
Attachment is the source of all suffering.
It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness that makes it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering causes the greatest fear.
