Quotes from Buddha for Life teachings

Who is Buddha?

Buddha, (Sanskrit: “Awakened One”), was the founder of Buddhism, one of the world’s major religions and philosophical systems. Buddha was one of numerous epithets of a northern Indian guru from the 6th to 4th century CE.

Buddhists, his followers, spread Buddhism. The term buddha was used by several religious organizations in ancient India and had many meanings, but it became most closely linked with Buddhism and meant an enlightened individual who had awakened from ignorance and achieved freedom from suffering.

According to numerous Buddhist teachings, buddhas have existed and will exist. Some types of Buddhism believe there is one buddha each historical age, whereas others believe all creatures have the buddha nature and will become buddhas.

All Buddhist traditions commemorate Buddha Gautama’s birth, enlightenment, and nirvana. In Southeast Asia, Wesak is the day when the three events are celebrated.

Other regions have distinct celebrations on different days with different ceremonies. These countries celebrate the Buddha’s birth in April or May, depending on the lunar calendar.

In Japan, which does not use a lunar calendar, Buddha’s birthday is April 8. The Hanamatsuri flower festival now includes a native Shintō ceremony.

Quotes from Buddha

1. Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. – Buddha
2. Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. – Buddha
3. The mind is everything. What you think you become. – Buddha
4. Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. – Buddha
5. In the end, these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go? – Buddha
6. Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. – Buddha
7. The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Buddha
8. The root of suffering is attachment. – Buddha
9. Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha
10. Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. – Buddha
11. The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood. – Buddha
12. An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. – Buddha
13. A jug fills drop by drop. – Buddha
14. You only lose what you cling to. – Buddha
15. Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. – Buddha
16. To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep the mind strong and clear. – Buddha
17. All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become. – Buddha
18. The trouble is, you think you have time. – Buddha
19. Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. – Buddha
20. Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful. – Buddha
21. Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. – Buddha
22. We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. – Buddha
23. However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? – Buddha
24. An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea. – Buddha
25. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. – Buddha
26. The mind is everything. What you think you become. – Buddha
27. The mind is everything. What you think you become. – Buddha
28. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. – Buddha
29. Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. – Buddha
30. The greatest prayer is patience. – Buddha
31. If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. – Buddha
32. In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. – Buddha

 

 

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