Buddha Sayings and Quotes
- You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by
your anger.
- Those who walk in the Way should avoid sensualism as those who
carry hay would avoid coming near the fire.
- If the traveller can find A virtuous and wise companion Let him
go with him joyfully And overcome the dangers of the way. But if you
cannot find Friend or master to go with you, Travel on alone.
- If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one,
let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.
- Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth,
faithfulness the best relationship.
- We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are
shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy
follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.
- If you sleep, Desire grows in you Like a vine in the forest.
Like a monkey in the forest You jump from tree to tree, Never
finding the fruit - From life to life, Never finding peace. If you
are filled with desire
Your sorrows swell Like the grass after the rain. But if you subdue
desire Your sorrows shall fall from you Like drops of water from a
lotus flower.
- There is pleasure And there is bliss. Forgo the first to possess
the second. If you are happy At the expense of another man's
happiness,
You are forever bound.
- One should refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs.
- Lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you
forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to
wisdom.
- Good is to practise the Way and to follow the truth. Great is
the heart that is in accord with the Way.
- There is nothing like lust. Lust may be said to be the most powerful passion. Fortunately, we have but one thing which is more powerful. If the thirst for truth were weaker than passion, how many of us in the world would be able to follow the way of righteous?"
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