Gautama Buddha Quotes, Buddhist Quotes, Purpose Quotes

Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.

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Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth.

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It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness that makes it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering causes the greatest fear.

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Like a lovely flower full of color but lacking in fragrance, are the words of those who do not practice what they teach.

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Those who speak much are blamed, those who speak little are blamed. In this world there are none who are not blamed. Try not to blame.

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Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

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There is no fire like greed, No crime like hatred, No sorrow like separation, No sickness like hunger of heart, And no joy like the joy of freedom. Health, contentment and trust Are your greatest possessions, And freedom your greatest joy. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, Know the sweet joy of living in the way.

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Meat-eating is condemned by the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Sravakas; if one devours meat out of shamelessness he will always be devoid of sense.

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If a man can control his body and mind and thereby refrains from eating animal flesh and wearing animal products, I say he will really be liberated.

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NIRVANA- In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it.

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Even offering three hundred bowls of food three times a day does not match the spiritual merit gained in one moment of love.

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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.

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When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.

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

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Dharma is not upheld by talking about it. Dharma is upheld by living in harmony with it.

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Hunger (for things) is the supreme disease.

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Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is pleasant.

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Better than a meaningless story of a thousand words is a single word of deep meaning which, when heard, produces peace.

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Since we became Buddhist, we have lived in peace with them. We did not invade them. We did not want them to invade us. We have never declared war on China.

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If we had to accept the idea of an independent creator, the explanations given in [several Buddhist texts] which completely refutes the existence per se of all phenomena, would be negated.

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