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  • The universe that we inhabit and our shared perception of it are the results of a common karma. Likewise, the places that we will experience in future rebirths will be the outcome of the karma that we share with the other beings living there. The actions of each of us, human or nonhuman, have contributed to the world in which we live. We all have a common responsibility for our world and are connected with everything in it.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Karma Quotes , Buddhist Quotes
  • Basically, the Buddhist attitude is that you should not accept certain things through sheer faith. And for that you need a skeptical attitude. Buddha himself made this clear to his followers. He said you should not accept those things I taught out of respect for me, but rather through investigation by yourself.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Attitude Quotes
  • Hinduism threw away Buddhism after taking its sap. The attempt of all the Southern Acharyas was to effect a reconciliation between the two. Shankaracharya's teaching shows the influence of Buddhism. His disciples perverted his teaching and carried it to such an extreme point that some of the later reformers were right in calling the Acharya's followers "crypto-buddhists".
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Swami Vivekananda Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Teaching Quotes
  • One may desire a spurious respect and precedence among one's fellow monks, and the veneration of outsiders. "Both monks and laity should think it was my doing. They should accept my authority in all matters great or small." This is a fool's way of thinking. His self-seeking and conceit just increase.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Gautama Buddha Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Humility Quotes
  • Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Gautama Buddha Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Mistake Quotes