Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes, Book Quotes, Buddhism Quotes

Students of popular science... are always insisting that Christianity and Buddhism are very much alike, especially Buddhism. This is generally believed, and I believed it myself until I read a book giving the reasons for it.

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Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt.

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Americans are interested because they are open-minded. They have an education system that teaches them to find out for themselves why things are the way they are. Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

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Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-al ready-are.

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One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment.

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Born out of concern for all beings.

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I have found a much greater appreciation of Buddhism because I couldn't take it for granted here in exile.

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Buddha taught kindness towards lower beings; and since then there has not been a sect in India that has not taught charity to all beings, even to animals. This kindness, this mercy, this charity - greater than any doctrine - are what Buddhism left to us.

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Instead of becoming the world’s expert on Buddhism, just let go, let go, let go.

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Watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings.

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If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.

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