Buddha Quotes

The greatest power that a human possesses is the power of pure love.

I am trying to find a midway between Buddha and Brutal Existence.

In the nembutsu we see and feel the Buddha everywhere and in everything. Life itself becomes the unfolding of Buddha

Do what helps others. Refrain from harming others. Transcend your own ignorance, clinging, hate, fear and delusion. This and only this is the dispensation of all the Buddhas.

The magic of love is that it has the power to create a magical world in and around us.

I love the morning sun because it enlightens my heart and teaches me how to love others with an abundance of warmth and kindness.

Spoken words have power beyond measure.

How can you find time to complain if your life is always changing?

If someone hurts you, he is hurting himself. He may not be able to escape that hurt in his lifetime.

When all that’s left of us is the pure untainted consciousness without form, we’ll know what it means when the last human breath expires.

When you slowly and gently get lost in love, you become infinite.

Even if you walk through a beautiful garden, you will not be able to find the beauty if your heart is not ready to bloom.

Always be there for others. Always inspire them with your dreams and hope, vision and mission, attitude and aptitude.

The more you know, the more you will be able to appreciate the beauty of life and your heart will desire to learn.

Yesterday was good, but let us dream and work hard to make tomorrow even better.

A Buddha doesn’t observe precepts. A Buddha doesn’t do good or evil. A Buddha isn’t energetic or lazy. A Buddha is someone who does nothing, someone who can’t even focus his mind on a Buddha. A Buddha isn’t a Buddha. Don’t think about Buddhas.

I don’t teach. I just show them why to learn, what to learn, how to learn, and the ultimate purpose of learning.

I love you every day as if it is Valentine’s day.

This world is a field of opportunity and a river of diamonds. You just have to find them.

Never forget to give. If you have nothing to give, then give your love and kindness.

Let us be kind and let us make kindness as the anthem of our life.

Philosophy is the reflection of reflective mind.

Love and kindness are the glue that holds us together.

The language of poetry is a language of deep intimacy that is meant to touch the human spirit and awaken it to the mystery of life, all life.

Start going—you will find the way.

Success is more like a character than financial status

My world view is somewhat unique. I have learned from many great philosophers including Plato, Socrates, Buddha, Jesus, Darwin, Tagore, Emerson, and many more.

If you help others to be happy, nobody can steal your happiness.

A genius is a person who is more observant and has more patience.

To welcome the present with an open hand and heart, let your past go with appreciation.

Meditation brings Nirvana, and Nirvana brings Buddhahood.

I have never felt so alive—so free—so proud. I love my country. I love my America.

Theism is a philosophy of non-thinker.

Life is beautiful for those who take the risk to love and take the adventure to enjoy life.

To find prosperity in life, help others to prosper.

The more we surrender to what cannot be, the better we control what can be.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

The gods command that there can be only one king. But I swear that I am no better than a common soldier today, and you are as good as kings. Each man here is part of me. So what’s left for the king to say? Only two words, but they are the two that your hearts want to hear. Victory.And home!” Then his command cracked like a whip. “All together—move!

The mind has no archetype. It is an ever-changing ever-evolving paradigm.

Science is beautiful because of its endless curiosity.

Ah! Such a beautiful morning! Let us be the sunshine in someone’s life and fill her heart with untold joy.

If you make someone suffer today, without any doubt, you will be punished by your conscience. Don’t hurt anyone in anyway or form.

The Buddha’s criteria for Wise Speech include—in addition to the obvious expectation that speech be truthful— that it be timely, gentle, motivated by kindness, and helpful.

Thoughts of some special people are like the stairs, they take you up to the upstairs floors; some are like the wings, they take you up to the skies and some are like the light itself, they take you right to the stars and the beyond! And such are the thoughts of Buddha!

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

Right is not always right. If you are appropriate, then you are always right.

A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.

I want to know the truth to set it free.

A poem often begins in the midst of wonderful wandering thoughts that are eager to open wings to fly in the beautiful blue sky of imagination.

Like the sun, a teacher enlightens a mind with his love, warmth, and light.

In life, every moment and everything, is miraculous because life itself is a dance of a miracle.

Zen is the period of time during which a person has true clarity of vision.

Dear friends, do you know that you are lucky people? You don't have any cows to lose.

Always be excited about your life. Try to find and create beauty in and around you. Give away your love and smiles as much as you can. Be content and happy with what you have.

It is better to pray with a pure heart before the family altar than to perform gaudy ceremonies in a pagoda, clad in the robes of an unworthy bonze.

[C]ontinence is a very important part of yoga. If a handful of people come forward with strong wills, nothing is impossible. One Buddha changed half the globe; one Jesus, three quarters of the world. We all have that capacity. (140)

If you expect love, don't forget to love someone.

To find joy in life, it is our responsibility and duty to love and serve others.

Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha.

We must conduct research and then accept the results. If they don't stand up to experimentation, Buddha's own words must be rejected.