Inspirational Buddhist Quotes

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

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

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

If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater. ~ Gautama Buddha

Be grateful to everyone is about making peace with the aspects of ourselves that we have rejected ... If we were to make a list of people we don't like - people we find obnoxious, threatening, or worthy of contempt - we would discover much about those aspects of ourselves that we can't face ... other people trigger the karma that we haven't worked out. ~ Pema Chodron

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed. ~ Gautama Buddha

Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do. ~ Gautama Buddha

I have learned so much from God that I can no longer call myself a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew. ~ Hafez

Born out of concern for all beings. ~ Gautama Buddha

On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property. ~ Gautama Buddha

A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering. ~ Gautama Buddha

Support the type of thinking that leads you to feeling good, peaceful & happy. ~ Allan Lokos

Where does creativity come from?
Creativity comes from the Universe itself.
"There is music and poetry in the Universe itself - surely we hear it on planet earth." And Creativity comes from our joys and sorrows, our deep-hearted experiences. It also comes "from and in the heart of God. All our spiritual traditions the world over agree that creativity follows through the human heart and that it flows from the Divine Heart."
Creativity is seen as a spiritual, inwardly-driven activity, directly influenced by a Higher Power, or God. That is the ultimate in inspiration for me: to know I have "permission" to be creative and to be a creator too. ~ Matthew Fox

Advices, suggestions and opinions are good; better it would be to learn from them, then to follow them. ~ Santosh Kalwar

There is no such thing as vicarious experience. ~ Mary Parker Follett

Be a free spirit,
Never compromise on what you should & are capable of giving in love.
Do it, feel good!
But choose someone wisely as not everyone is deserving of what you give.

Hence they said:
"Seek love!"
Where there is choice,
Choose wisely! ~ Somya Kedia

What we need in South Africa is for egos to be suppressed in favour of peace. We need to create a new breed of South Africans who love their country and love everybody, irrespective of their colour. ~ Chris Hani

The problem with the prosperity gospel is that it makes prosperity the Gospel. God's word is flawless, however if your interpretation of the word is wrong, your application will be wrong also. ~ Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

Look at life as an energy economy game. Each day, ask yourself, Are my energy expenditures (actions, reactions, thoughts, and feelings) productive or nonproductive? During the course of my day, have I accumulated more stress or more peace? ~ Howard Martin

All the hard times in your life was just preparation to help you appreciate the good times ~ Steven Aitchison

None of you seem to understand ... this is a mental institution ... you came to life only because there is some thing wrong with you ~ Zied Saadi

Do not just seek happiness for yourself. Seek happiness for all. Through kindness. Through mercy. ~ David Levithan

And then we didn't read any more, because there wasn't any more to read. ~ Gracie DeForest

I was giving up. I would have given up - if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it through this nightmare. I will beat the odds, as great as they are. I have survived so far, miraculously. Now I will turn miracle into routine. The amazing will be seen everyday. I will put in all the hard work necessary. Yes, so long as God is with me, I will not die. Amen. ~ Yann Martel

When you cure a blind person, he or she is not a statistic. ~ Geoff Tabin

I didn't have to think up so much as a comma or a semicolon; it was all given, straight from the celestial recording room. Weary, I would beg for a break, an intermission, time enough, let's say, to go to the toilet or take a breath of fresh air on the balcony. Nothing doing! ~ Henry Miller

Words exist in the smile on your face, the life in your eyes, the passion in your soul, and those beautiful and open enough to recognize it. THAT is a writers haven … ~ Dawn Garcia

A pine tree's branches are pliable, so they will flex downward rather than snap under the weight of accumulating snow. This is Strength through Flexibility. ~ Ernest Cadorin

As a woman, you walk into all kinds of unknown situations that cause you to fall in love, put someone else's needs before your own, and make unbelievable sacrifices. As time goes by, falling in love has its consequences. You fall in love with your mate, children, family, and job. However, you do not receive a fraction of what you have given in return. Sadly, nobody sees you are beyond exhausted. They want you to go, go and go without complaining.
If they carefully pay attention and think about it; when was the last time they saw you smile, truly smile? When was the last time they saw you happy, truly happy? When was the last time they offered to help you, as opposed to asking could you do this or that? When was the last time they gave you a moment to breathe? ~ Charlena E. Jackson

TEN UNIVERSAL VALUES

SHOW RESPECT TO OTHERS
each person has a special gift
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SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE
giving makes you richer
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KNOW WHO YOU ARE
you are a reflection on your family
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ACCEPT WHAT LIFE BRINGS
you cannot control many things
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HAVE PATIENCE
some things cannot be rushed
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LIVE CAREFULLY
what you do will come back to you
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TAKE CARE OF OTHERS
you cannot live without them
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HONOR YOUR ELDER
they show you the way in life
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PRAY FOR GUIDANCE
many things are not known
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SEE CONNECTIONS
all things are related
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{Taken from the Alaska Native Knowledge Network} ~ Alaska Native Heritage Center

Noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it. ~ Laurence J. Peter

Tell me how much you have entered into the suffering of those around you, and I will tell you how much you love them. ~ Martin Niemoller

I don't want you to feel sorry for me. I want you to forgive yourself for being human, just like you would forgive anyone else. ~ Brenda Hodnett

I learned from Hussain how to be wronged and be a winner, I learnt from Hussain how to attain victory while being oppressed. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

We all have something to offer, and we must choose to focus on what we do have to offer, not what we don't. And remember the dirty little secret is that those who are acting like they have it all together really don't. ~ Miles Anthony Smith

Form follows emotion ~ Walter Isaacson

The poet cannot invent new words every time, of course. He uses the words of the tribe. But the handling of the word, the accent, a new articulation, renew them. ~ Eugene Ionesco

Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed! Heavenly blessing without number Gently falling on thy head. ~ Isaac Watts

One day as Frieda the Fox was walking home from lunch with some friends,
she heard a noise and stopped to see if she heard the noise again.
She heard a loud banging sound, a growl, and then a thump.
She crept closer and saw a blue dumpster and a big brown furry rump! ~ Kimberly Baltz

It is time for us to open our eyes. It is time for us to awaken to new possibilities and make them real. It is time for us to awaken our dormant spirituality-first as individuals, then as whole nations, and finally as the whole of humanity-and raise up our collective consciousness.
-Healing Society: A Prescription for Global Enlightenment ~ Ilchi Lee

The vast majority of the people who populate our planet live lives of quiet desperation that are all too often quite harsh and painful, lives in which events and circumstances usually don't turn out the way they had hoped or planned. ~ Frederick Lenz

An inventor is he whose thoughts and imagination become things of reality by creative action. ~ Debasish Mridha

Faith is the best of things. Good things never dies. ~ Yennie Hardiwidjaja

Question number 2 for week 6!
The biograpghy and the character of Theresa Cameron remind me of my own story when I was trining to get my undergraduation degree.
It is somehow simillar to the diffeculities and constrants I had face to get learn in the KFUPM, but in constract I had/have family support/sponser my learning expenses as schoolship.
~ Theresa Cameron

Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on. ~ Peter Ueberroth

Whatever we came for isn't here, only remember or wish, if we think in those terms - and nothing to keep us (no token, no resemblance of things), nothing to carry home. ~ Adele Kenny

When you smile, you bloom. ~ Debasish Mridha

God has enough grace to solve every dilemma you face, wipe every tear you cry, and answer every question you ask. ~ Max Lucado

What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since the overwhelming majority of people in Ireland and Northern Ireland voted in favour of the agreement signed on Good Friday 1998, paving the way for Northern Ireland to become the exciting and inspirational place that it is today. ~ Queen Elizabeth II

The Moon did not consider that amongst the stars, there is no end. There is no fading away. There is no death in a place filled with forever, even though we all trick ourselves into thinking that this life we live now is the only life we will ever live. ~ Paul The Astronaut

Most people know the physical senses, but a lot of people don't know the soul's senses: empathy, trust, intuition, love and harmony ~ Steven Aitchison

When it is summer, enjoy it, but you must also prepare for winter. ~ Debasish Mridha

No man is his costume; it is only what he wears to the dance. ~ Heather K. O'Hara

It's a new day, it's a new season, it's time to sing a new song and it's time to put on the dancing shoes. ~ Euginia Herlihy