Gautama Buddha Quotes

Only he who crosses the stream of life wishes to know what is known as unknowable. ~ Gautama Buddha

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. ~ Gautama Buddha

The Beautiful chariots of kings wear out, This body too undergoes decay. But the Dhamma of the good does not decay: So the good proclaim along with the good. ~ Gautama Buddha

May all sentient beings be happy and free of suffering. ~ Gautama Buddha

Do not blindly believe what others say. See for yourself what brings contentment, clarity and peace. That is the path for you to follow. ~ Gautama Buddha

When action comes out of nothing it creates no karma. ~ Gautama Buddha

There is, Oh Monks, a not-born, a not-become, a not-made, a not-compounded. Monks, if that unborn, not-become, not-made, not-compounded were not, there would be no escape from this here that is born, become, made and compounded. ~ Gautama Buddha

No clouds gathered in the skies and the polluted streams became clear, whilst celestial music rang through the air and the angels rejoiced with gladness. With no selfish or partial joy but for the sake of the law they rejoiced, for creation engulfed in the ocean of pain was now to obtain release. ~ Gautama Buddha

We will be thankful and grateful. Not even the last thing that is done for us shall be forgotten. ~ Gautama Buddha

Whoever has done harmful actions but later covers them up with good is like the moon which, freed from clouds, lights up the world. ~ Gautama Buddha

Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. ~ Gautama Buddha

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law. ~ Gautama Buddha

Happiness comes when your words are of benefit to yourself and others. ~ Gautama Buddha

If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him. ~ Gautama Buddha

Beware of the anger of the body. Master the body. Let it serve truth. Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth. Beware of the anger of the mind. Master your thoughts. Let them serve truth. ~ Gautama Buddha

May everyone be happy and safe, and may their hearts be filled with joy. ~ Gautama Buddha

To meditate is to listen with a receptive heart. ~ Gautama Buddha

Happy are those who have overcome their egos; happy are those who have attained peace; happy are those who have found the Truth. ~ Gautama Buddha

Many do not realize that
We here must die
For those who realize this
Quarrels end. ~ Gautama Buddha

Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken. ~ Gautama Buddha

An pretend and evil friend is haughty to be feared than a unmanageable beast; a unmanageable beast may mouthful your build up, but an evil friend fortitude mouthful your intellect. ~ Gautama Buddha

Subhuti, someone might fill innumerable worlds with the seven treasures and give all away in gifts of alms, but if any good man or any good woman awakens the thought of Enlightenment and takes even only four lines from this Discourse, reciting, using, receiving, retaining and spreading them abroad and explaining them for the benefit of others, it will be far more meritorious. Now in what manner may he explain them to others? By detachment from appearances-abiding in Real Truth. -So I tell you-
Thus shall you think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightening in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
When Buddha finished this Discourse the venerable Subhuti, together with the bhikshus, bhikshunis, lay-brothers and sisters, and the whole realms of Gods, Men and Titans, were filled with joy by His teaching, and, taking it sincerely to heart they went their ways. ~ Gautama Buddha

What is this world condition? Body is the world condition. And with body and form goes feeling, perception, consciousness, and all the activities throughout the world. The arising of form and the ceasing of form-everything that has been heard, sensed, and known, sought after and reached by the mind-all this is the embodied world, to be penetrated and realized. ~ Gautama Buddha

Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are, it solely relies on what you think. ~ Gautama Buddha

Delusions, errors and lies are like huge, gaudy vessels, the rafters of which are rotten and worm-eaten, and those who embark in them are fated to be shipwrecked. ~ Gautama Buddha

When you have great joy, you will become Buddhas! ~ Gautama Buddha

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little. ~ Gautama Buddha

I am not the I that you see. Most of these quotes do not belong to me. ~ Gautama Buddha

Rain falls, wind blows, plants bloom, leaves mature and are blown away; these phenomena are all interrelated with causes and conditions, are brought about by them, and disappear as the causes and conditions change. ~ Gautama Buddha

Peace comes from within; do not try to seek it without. ~ Gautama Buddha

I will purify my bodily actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my verbal actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my mental actions through repeated reflection. That's how you should train yourself. ~ Gautama Buddha

May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending each other. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness- the children, the aged, the unprotected- be guarded by beneficent celestials, and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood. ~ Gautama Buddha

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride. ~ Gautama Buddha

Comparing oneself to others in such terms as "Just as I am so are they, just as they are so am I," he should neither kill nor cause others to kill. ~ Gautama Buddha

For he that is delighted by concord, And who abideth in the Law, Falleth not from Security. ~ Gautama Buddha

A jug fill drop by drop. ~ Gautama Buddha

Life is so very difficult. How can we be anything but kind. ~ Gautama Buddha

Dispassion is the best of mental states ... ~ Gautama Buddha

Live like a mighty river. ~ Gautama Buddha

This is my child, this is my wealth: such thoughts are the preoccupations of fools. If we are unable to own even ourselves, why make such claims? ~ Gautama Buddha

The poisonous serpent of afflictions is sleeping in your mind; just as if a black viper were asleep in your room. You must use the hook of precepts to quickly remove it. When the sleeping snake is gone, then you can rest at ease. ~ Gautama Buddha

Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace. ~ Gautama Buddha

If you cannot find a good companion to walk with, walk alone, like an elephant roaming the jungle. It is better to be alone than to be with those who will hinder your progress. ~ Gautama Buddha

When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhu, every moment you are born, decay, and die. ~ Gautama Buddha

A man asked Gautama Buddha, "I want happiness."
Buddha said, "First remove "I," that's Ego, then remove "want," that's Desire.
See now you are left with only "Happiness. ~ Gautama Buddha

At the end of the way is freedom. Until then, patience. ~ Gautama Buddha

The greatest impurity is ignorance. Free yourself from it. Be pure. ~ Gautama Buddha

Never in the world does hatred cease by hatred; hatred ceases by love. ~ Gautama Buddha

The good shine from afar Like the snowy Himalayas. The bad don't appear Even when near, Like arrows shot into the night. ~ Gautama Buddha

Regard this fleeting world like this:
Like stars fading and vanishing at dawn,
like bubbles on a fast-moving stream,
like morning dewdrops evaporating on blades of grass,
like a candle flickering in a strong wind ...
echoes, mirages, and phantoms, hallucinations,
and like a dream. ~ Gautama Buddha

Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth. ~ Gautama Buddha

It is impossible for a man who is bogged to extricate another who is bogged. ~ Gautama Buddha

Why since I am myself subject to birth, ageing, disease, death, sorrows and defilement, do I seek after what is also subject to these things? Suppose, being myself subject these things, seeking danger in them, I were to seek the unborn, unageing, und. ~ Gautama Buddha

Let them not do the slightest thing that the wise would later reprove. ~ Gautama Buddha

I do not fight with the world but the world fights with me. ~ Gautama Buddha

A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors. ~ Gautama Buddha

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. ~ Gautama Buddha

The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money. ~ Gautama Buddha

Love yourself and be awake- Today, tomorrow, always. First establish yourself in the way, Then teach others, And so defeat sorrow. To straighten the crooked You must first do a harder thing- Straighten yourself. You are your only master. Who else? Subdue yourself, And discover your master. ~ Gautama Buddha

All rising to great places is by a winding stair. ~ Gautama Buddha

No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed. ~ Gautama Buddha

The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable. ~ Gautama Buddha

A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower. ~ Gautama Buddha

The non-doing of any evil,
the performance of what's skillful,
the cleansing of one's own mind:
this is the teaching of the Awakened. ~ Gautama Buddha

A buddha lives in the orgasmic state for twenty-four hours, day in and day out. Between the day Gautama Buddha became enlightened and the day he died there is a distance of forty-two years. For these forty-two years he was utterly in an orgasmic state. Just think! Those few moments you have are nothing compared to a Buddha's. ~ Osho

Health, contentment, and trust are your greatest possessions. And freedom your greatest joy. ~ Gautama Buddha

Wherever we go, wherever we remain, the results of our actions follow us. ~ Gautama Buddha

Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise. ~ Gautama Buddha

Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge. ~ Gautama Buddha

The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters. ~ Gautama Buddha

Dwell not on the faults and shortcomings of others; instead, seek clarity about your own. ~ Gautama Buddha

Attachment leads to suffering. ~ Gautama Buddha

The ocean, king of mountains and the mighty continents Are not heavy burdens to bear when compared To the burden of not repaying the world's kindness. ~ Gautama Buddha

A truly wise man does not play leapfrog with a unicorn. ~ Gautama Buddha

Why cling to the pain and the wrongs of yesterday? Why hold on to the very things that keep you from hope and love. ~ Gautama Buddha

Offend in neither word nor deed. Eat with moderation. Live in your heart. Seek the highest consciousness. Master yourself according to the law. This is the simple teaching of the awakened. ~ Gautama Buddha

Do not speak - unless it improves on silence. ~ Gautama Buddha

Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. ~ Gautama Buddha

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. ~ Gautama Buddha

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain ~ Gautama Buddha

As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts. ~ Gautama Buddha

The man who wears the yellow-dyed robe but is not free from stains himself, without self-restraint and integrity, is unworthy of the robe. ~ Gautama Buddha

When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky ~ Gautama Buddha

Crying with the wise is better than laughing with the fool. ~ Gautama Buddha

Among all shravakas and pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas are the foremost. So is the Lotus Sutra; among all sutras, it is the foremost! Just as the Buddha is the King of the Law; so is the Lotus Sutra, it is the King of all Sutras!
(LS 23:2.16)
Lotus Sutra, Chapter 23, Section 2, Paragraph 16 ~ Gautama Buddha

For soon the body is discarded, Then what does it feel? A useless log of wood, it lies on the ground, Then what does it know? Your worst enemy cannot harm you As much as your own thoughts, unguarded. But once mastered, No one can help you as much, Not even your father or your mother. ~ Gautama Buddha

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. ~ Gautama Buddha

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who practices it not. ~ Gautama Buddha

Even loss and betrayal can bring us awakening. ~ Gautama Buddha

One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble. ~ Gautama Buddha

Harm no other beings. They are just your brothers and sisters. ~ Gautama Buddha

The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, for one great cause alone appear in the world. The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, appear in the world because they wish to cause the beings to hear of the Buddha's knowledge and insight and thus enable them to gain purity. They appear in the world because they wish to demonstrate the Buddha's knowledge and insight to the beings. They appear in the world because they wish to cause the beings to understand. They appear in the world because they wish to cause the beings to enter into the path of the Buddha's knowledge and insight. ~ Gautama Buddha

Health is the first benefit. Content is the first fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is the first happiness. ~ Gautama Buddha

It is better to travel well then arrive. ~ Gautama Buddha

When a man makes utensils out of a metal which has been thoroughly cleansed of dross, the utensils will be excellent. You monks, who wish to follow the Way, make your own hearts clean from the dirt of evil passion, and your conduct will be unimpeachable. ~ Gautama Buddha

be greatly aware of the present. ~ Gautama Buddha

The worlds originate so that truth may come and dwell therein. ~ Gautama Buddha

Though all one's life a fool associates with a wise person,one no more comprehends the Truth than a spoon tastes the flavor of the soup. ~ Gautama Buddha

If a man should conquer in battle a thousand and a thousand more, and another should conquer himself, his would be the greater victory, because the greatest of victories is the victory over oneself. ~ Gautama Buddha

One is not a great one because one defeats or harms other living beings. One is so called because one refrains from defeating or harming other living beings. ~ Gautama Buddha