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  • Some people get the impression that Buddhism talks too much about suffering. In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time. Similarly, the Buddhist is willing to sacrifice immediate comfort so that he or she can achieve lasting happiness.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Buddhism Quotes
  • From one point of view we can say that we have human bodies and are practicing the Buddha's teachings and are thus much better than insects. But we can also say that insects are innocent and free from guile, where as we often lie and misrepresent ourselves in devious ways in order to achieve our ends or better ourselves. From this perspective, we are much worse than insects.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Lying Quotes
  • The great benefit of science is that it can contribute tremendously to the alleviation of suffering at the physical level, but it is only through the cultivation of the qualities of the human heart and the transformation of our attitudes that we can begin to address and overcome our mental suffering...
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Attitude Quotes
  • The Buddhist, who thanks no man, who says "Do not flatter your benefactors," but who, in his conviction that every good deed can by no possibility escape its reward, will not deceive the benefactor by pretending that he has done more than he should, is a Transcendentalist.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Karma Quotes , Buddhist Quotes
  • When a monk is an arahant, with his fermentations ended - one who has reached fulfillment, done the task, laid down the burden, attained the true goal, totally destroyed the fetter of becoming, and is released through right gnosis - the thought doesn't occur to him that 'There is someone better than me,' or 'There is someone equal to me,' or 'There is someone worse than me.'
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Gautama Buddha Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Gnosis Quotes
  • Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister. No matter how new the face or how different the dress and behavior, there is no significant division between us and other people. It is foolish to dwell on external differences, because our basic natures are the same.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Buddhist Quotes
  • Imagine a multidimensiona l spider's web in the early morning covered with dew drops. And every dew drop contains the reflection of all the other dew drops. And, in each reflected dew drop, the reflections of all the other dew drops in that reflection. And so ad infinitum. That is the Buddhist conception of the universe in an image.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Alan Watts Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Morning Quotes