Buddhist Quotes
"People with opinions just go around bothering
each other." - Buddha
Sorry to bother you, but in my opinion, Buddhist quotes are
some of the most truthful sayings around. Both the things said
by the historical Buddha, and the quotes from Buddhists throughout
the ages, tend to point right at the heart of the matter.
Truth
Just as the great oceans have but one taste, the taste
of salt, so too there is but one taste fundamental to all true
teachings of the way, and this is the taste of freedom. - Buddha
Reality
A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows,
even though we do not love it. - Dogen
Reconciliation
Reconciliation is to understand both sides; to go to one
side and describe the suffering being endured by the other side,
and then go to the other side and describe the suffering being
endured by the first side. - Thich Nhat Hahn
Tradition
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek
what they sought. - Basho
Reason
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. - Buddha
Anger
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. - Buddha.
Religion
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples;
no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart
is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. - Dalai Lama
Clear Mind
Clear mind is like the full moon in the sky. Sometimes
clouds come and cover it, but the moon is always behind them.
Clouds go away, then the moon shines brightly. So don't worry
about clear mind: it is always there. When thinking comes, behind
it is clear mind. When thinking goes, there is only clear mind.
Thinking comes and goes, comes and goes, You must not be attached
to the coming or the going. - Zen Master Seung Sahn
More Buddhist Quotes
People in the West are always getting ready to live. -
Chinese Proverb
Follow your thoughts too far and you'll soon be living
somewhere other than here and now. - Steven Scott
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