Buddhism Quotes - Page 4

• When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The Buddha himself taught differently according to the place, the occasion and the situation of those who were listening to him.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, Taken, Land

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.116, Penguin Books India

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• To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and this transformation depends upon meditation. in order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, Teaching, Order

  "Dzogchen: Heart Essence of the Great Perfection" by Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 2004.

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• Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.

  Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

  Wisdom, Past, Simplicity

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• These teachings are like a raft, to be abandoned once you have crossed the flood. Since you should abandon even good states of mind generated by these teachings, How much more so should you abandon bad states of mind!

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Teaching, Mind

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• Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as you stand or walk, Sit or lie down, As long as you are awake, Strive for this with a one-pointed mind; Your life will bring heaven to earth.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Lying, Long

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• Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son, so one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings, and loving-kindness towards all the world. One should cultivate an unbounded mind, above and below and across, without obstruction, without enmity, without rivalry. Standing, or going, or seated, or lying down, as long as one is free from drowsiness, one should practice this mindfulness. This, they say, is the holy state here.

  Gautama Buddha

  Mother, Buddhist, Kindness

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• Solitude is happiness for one who is content, who has heard the Dhamma and clearly sees. Non-affliction is happiness in the world - harmlessness towards all living beings.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Solitude, World

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• Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist

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• Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Helping Others, Attention

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• Born out of concern for all beings.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Law Of Attraction, Deeds And Words

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• Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Believe, Doctrine

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• Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wisdom, Teacher, Buddhist

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• Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wisdom, Truth, Moon

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• Watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings.

  Gautama Buddha

  Spring, Law Of Attraction, Deeds And Words

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• One should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should one incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak, in the world.

  Gautama Buddha

  Strong, World, Causes

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• A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality.

  William Winwood Reade

  Beautiful, Philosophy, Catholic

  William Winwood Reade (1874). “The Martyrdom of Man”, p.480

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• Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.

  David Sylvian

  Discipline, Belief, Zen Buddhism

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• I spend more time learning about Buddhism than English, which is why my English today is still bad.

  Jet Li

  Today, More Time, Stills

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• Buddhism teaches you to embrace change.

  Koo Stark

  Embrace, Embrace Change, Teach

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• There are things that I value now that I didn't when I first went over there, like Zen Buddhism, which has become part of my life over the last couple years.

  Matthew Sweet

  Couple, Years, Lasts

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• It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.

  Nhat Hanh

  Peace, Truth, Yoga

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• Renunciation is not getting rid of the things of this world, but accepting that they pass away.

  Robert Baker Aitken

  Buddhist, Passing Away, World

  "The Awakening of Global Consciousness: A Guide to Self-Realization". Book by Jawara D. King, p. 20, 2010.

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• The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.

  Atisa

  Letting Go, Meditation, Mind

  "Perspectives on Mankind's Search for Meaning". Book by Walter Taminang, p. 63, 2008.

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• Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wisdom, Yoga, Ignorance

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• In what is seen, there should be just the seen; In what is heard, there should be just the heard; In what is sensed, there should be just the sensed; In what is thought, there should be just the thought. He should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should he incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak in the world.

  Gautama Buddha

  Strong, Buddhist, World

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