The Dhammapada Quotes

Look at your body - A painted puppet, a poor toy Of jointed parts ready to collapse, A diseased and suffering thing With a head full of false imaginings. - The Dhammapada ~ Thomas Ligotti

The thought manifests as the word; The word manifests as the deed; The deed develops into habit; And habit hardens into character; So watch the thought and its ways with care, And let it spring from love Born out of concern for all beings ... . As the shadow follows the body, as we think, so we become. - FROM THE DHAMMAPADA (SAYINGS OF THE BUDDHA) ~ Lama Surya Das

Driven by fear, people run for security to mountains and forests, to sacred spots and shrines. But none of these can be a safe refuge, because they cannot free the mind from fear. - THE DHAMMAPADA ~ Dennis Merritt Jones

At the deepest core of your being you are part of eternity, you are not part of time. You exist in time, but you belong to eternity. You are a penetration of eternity into the world of time. You are deathless, living in a body of death. Your consciousness knows no death, no birth. It is only your body that is born and dies. But you are not aware of your consciousness; you are not conscious of your consciousness. ~ Osho

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

Animosity does not eradicate animosity. Only by loving kindness is animosity dissolved. This law is ancient and eternal. (attributed to Buddha) ~ Ananda Maitreya

Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche

Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing You go beyond sorrow. ~ Gautama Buddha

It is better to live alone, there is no companionship with a fool. ~ Max Muller

There are those that do not realize that one day we all must die. But those that do settle their quarrels. ~ Dhammapada

Let a man overcome anger by love. ~ Gautama Buddha