Famous Buddhist Quotes & Sayings

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• Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.


• You only lose what you cling to.


• Fill your mind with compassion.


• We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a
  reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you
  are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all.


• The Four Reliances
  First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words;
  Second, rely on the teachings, not on the personality of the teacher;
  Third, rely on real wisdom, not superficial interpretation;
  And fourth, rely on the essence of your pure Wisdom Mind, not on judgmental perceptions.


• We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.


• To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.


• Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today,
  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.


• 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.


• What we think, we become.


• Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.


• Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others.


• He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.


• 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


• Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.


• Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are
  cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of
  resentment are forgotten.


• Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.


• Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.


• On life's journey Faith is nourishment,
  Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
  Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night.
  If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him;
  If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom.


• One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the messiah?"
  "No", answered Buddha.
  "Then are you a healer?"
  "No", Buddha replied.
  "Then are you a teacher?" the student persisted.
  "No, I am not a teacher."
  "Then what are you?" asked the student, exasperated.
  "I am awake", Buddha replied.