Gautama Buddha Quotes, Teacher Quotes, Book Quotes

Do not accept anything simply because it has been said by your teacher, or because it has been written in your sacred books, or because it has been believed by many, or because it has been handed down by your ancestors. Accept and live only according to what will enable you to see truth face to face.

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Even if a fool lived with a wise man all his life, he would still not recognise the truth, like a wooden spoon cannot recognise the flavour of the soup.

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Joy and openness come from our own contented heart.

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May we live like the lotus, at home in muddy water.

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Make of yourself a light.

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To awaken, sit calmly, letting each breath clear your mind and open your heart.

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All beings tremble before violence. All love life. All fear death. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?

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Do not speak - unless it improves on silence.

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He who lives with his senses well controlled, moderate in his food and drink, he will not be overthrown, any more than the wind throws down a rocky mountain.

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The virtuous man delights in this world and he delights in the next

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The gift of the Truth beats all other gifts. The flavour of the Truth beats all other tastes. The joy of the Truth beats all other joys, and the cessation of desire conquers all suffering

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Read as few words as you like, and speak fewer, but act upon the law.

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What you think you become.

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If a string has one end, it has another.

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Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.

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If the mind be fixed on the acquirement of any object, that object will be attained.

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I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn, unrivalled, secure from attachment, undecaying and unstained. This condition is indeed reached by me which is deep, difficult to see, difficult to understand, tranquil, excellent, beyond the reach of mere logic, subtle, and to be realized only by the wise.

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Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.

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I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

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Stay centered, do not overstretch. Extend from your center, return to your center.

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