322 quotes found
“There is no God in Buddha’s teachings. There is no religious ritual in Buddha’s teachings. All that there is, is simple “Karma” or “Work” – that is the “Dhamma” or “Duty” or “Religion” he preached.”
“Everything that comes together falls apart. Everything. The chair I’m sitting on. It was built, and so it will fall apart. I’m gonna fall apart, probably before this chair. And you’re gonna fall ap...”
“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.”
“Thus Gotama [Buddha] walked toward the town to gather alms, and the two samanas recognized him solely by the perfection of his repose, by the calmness of his figure, in which there was no trace of ...”
“Don’t think about the possibilities of failing. Never forget to think about the possibilities of flying.”
“I am not apologetic. I don’t define or defend my philosophical thoughts. You have to feel them, think about them, imagine them, and then try to understand them. My thoughts are my truths. They may ...”
“Every memory is precious. It is more precious when it is a memory of a baby’s smile.”
“Don’t blame other people for your problems. Only you can do anything about your problems. Inspect, reflect, realize, and then find the cure. No one can do it for you.”
“With your spare time and money, make a difference for those who can’t afford a life.”
“Let us kill each other with love and kindness—not with hatred and guns.”
“Start going—you will find the way.”
“Life is a journey. If you can’t walk, journey with your thoughts and imaginations.”
“I love you every day as if it is Valentine’s day.”
“Don’t wait for a perfect day. To make it a perfect day, dance the whole day, sing every hour, and love every moment”
“They may think I’m insane because I left my wonderful job. I may think they are insane because they don’t know the value of life.”
“Just like you can’t punish anyone without punishing yourself, you can’t love anyone without loving yourself.”
“Life is a flow of changes—transient and ephemeral.”
“To find the truth, try to follow the Socratic method. Just don’t forget to follow your intuition and imagination.”
“If you don’t exist, then for you nothing exists.”
“I don’t believe in solipsism, but I also believe that if I am not existing—nothing exists for me.”
