40 quotes found
“There's a mess inside you: You clean the outside.”
“Whatever is impermanent is dukkha (Yad anicca ta dukkha).”
“Whatever is impermanent is dukkha’ (Yad aniccaṃ taṃ dukkhaṃ).”
“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”
“Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.”
“But the scent of the good is blown against the wind: A good man perfumes all directions.”
“The name one gives is inessential.What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by other name would smell as sweet.”
“Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.]”
“Who have not led the holy lifenor riches won while young,they linger on as aged cranesaround a fished-out pond.”
“Now may every living thing, young or old,weak or strong, living near or far, known orunknown, living or departed or yet unborn,may every living thing be full of bliss.”
“From the dear comes grief; From the dear comes fear.If you're freed from the dear You'll have no grief, let alone fear.”
“The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it. Buddhism remains what it is whatever label you may put on it. The label is immaterial...”
“According to the Buddha's teaching the beginning of the life-stream of living beings is unthinkable. THe believer in the creation of life by God may be astonished at this reply. But if you were to ...”
“There is no unmoving mover behind the movement. It is only movement. It is not correct to say that life is moving, but life is movement itself. Life and movement are not two different things. In ot...”
“What we call life...is the combination of the Five Aggregates, a combination of physical and mental energies. These are constantly changing; they do not remain the same for two consecutive moments....”
“The fool who knows his folly Becomes wise by that fact.But the fool who thinks he's wise - He's called 'a fool' indeed!”
“Better than a thousand sayings Made up of useless wordsIs one word of meaning Which calms you to hear it.”
“Watchfulness is the path of immortality:Unwatchfulness is the path of death.Those who are watchful never die:Those who do not watch are already as dead.Those who with a clear mind have seen this tr...”
“One who utters speech that isn't rough But instructive and truthfulSo that he offends no one, Him I call Brahmin.”
“Though you might conquer in battle A thousand times a thousand men,You're the greatest battle-winner If you conquer just one - yourself.”
“Let a man leave anger, let him forsake pride, let him overcome all bondage! No sufferings befall the man who is not attached to name and form and who calls nothing his own.[Verse 221] TR- Friedrich...”
“He has no need for faith who knows the uncreated, who has cut off rebirth, who has destroyed any opportunity for good or evil, and cast away all desire. He is indeed the ultimate man.”
“Through the round of many births I roamed without reward, without rest, seeking the house-builder. Painful is birth again & again.House-builder, you're seen!You will not build a house again.All you...”
“While a man desires a woman,His mind is boundAs closely as a calf to its mother.As you would pluck an autumn lily,Pluck the arrow of desire.”
