322 quotes found
“Every living thing is sacred to me. Compassion and love can heal this world, which is set on fire of violence and hatred. I will teach the world about compassion, and end the suffering by halting t...”
“The religion that I advocate, and so did the mortal humans known as Jesus, Buddha and Nanak, is the religion of love, compassion and self-realization.”
“The stupa is a white dome with a conical stone tower emerging from its center. There are two eyes painted on the tower, the all seeing eyes of Buddha. They're purple, and look a little sinister, li...”
“ALWAYS BE HAPPY IS NOT IMPORTANT , WHAT IMPORTANT IS TO FIGHT THE STATE OF MIND WHICH MAKES US HAPPY OR UNHAPPY !!”
“The gods command that there can be only one king. But I swear that I am no better than a common soldier today, and you are as good as kings. Each man here is part of me. So whats left for the king ...”
“We must conduct research and then accept the results. If they don't stand up to experimentation, Buddha's own words must be rejected.”
“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”
“Buddha says there are two kinds of suffering: the kind that leads to more suffering and the kind that brings an end to suffering.”
“Do what helps others. Refrain from harming others. Transcend your own ignorance, clinging, hate, fear and delusion. This and only this is the dispensation of all the Buddhas.”
“Siddhartha embarked on a mission that human civilization has been on since its inception How to overcome pain and suffering in human life. Siddhartha was perhaps the first scientist on the planet ...”
“You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Dont give up.”
“Emotion arise from Desire, hence an Illusion.”
“The moral, I suppose, would be that the first requirements for a heroic career are the knightly virtues of loyalty, temperance, and courage. The loyalty in this case is of two degrees or commitment...”
“Purity or impurity depends on oneself,No one can purify another.”
“When you dig a well, there's no sign of water until you reach it, only rocks and dirt to move out of the way. You have removed enough; soon the pure water will flow," said Buddha.”
“Unlike most other world religions, Buddhism has never been too rigid in its structure.”
“The most important and uniquely glorious element of Buddhas character was that, he did not compel his pupils to be slaves either to his teachings or to himself, but like a conscientious human, dema...”
“The impossibility of arriving at Truth by giving up your own authority and following the lights of others. Such a path will only lead to an opinion.”
“Malin had been born and bred in an upper-class family. Was that the cause of his dissillusionment and bitterness with that way of life? The way he could have peace of mind therefore, was by detachi...”
“Buddhism has become for me a philosophy of action and responsibility. It provides a framework of values, ideas, and practices that nurture my ability to create a path in life, to define myself as a...”
