quotes by Siddhārtha Gautama
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"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?"
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"In the end
these things matter most:
How well did you love?
How fully did you live?
How deeply did you let go?"
— Siddhārtha Gautama
these things matter most:
How well did you love?
How fully did you live?
How deeply did you let go?"
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection"
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"You only lose what you cling to."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
tags: buddhism, insightful
59 people liked it "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"Rage is a powerful energy that with diligent practice can be transformed into fierce compassion. However much we disagree with our enemies, our task is to identify with them. They too feel justified in their point of view."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life, you will have been all of these."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it"
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change. "
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"A child without courage is like a night without stars!"
— Siddhārtha Gautama (Some Sayings of the Buddha)
— Siddhārtha Gautama (Some Sayings of the Buddha)
"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"In separateness lies the world's greatest misery; in compassion lies the world's true strength."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"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."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"When you come upon a path
that brings benefit
and happiness to all,
follow this course
as the moon
journeys through the stars."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
that brings benefit
and happiness to all,
follow this course
as the moon
journeys through the stars."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise."
— Siddhārtha Gautama (The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha)
— Siddhārtha Gautama (The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha)
"The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment"
— Siddhārtha Gautama
— Siddhārtha Gautama
"Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it.
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves."
— Siddhārtha Gautama
