Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, was a spiritual teacher, lived in India between the sixth and fourth centuries BC.His philosophy ended up creating the religion Buddhism.
Buddha believed a few words with deep meaning are more powerful than a lot of words with no meaning.Here are some Buddha’s quotes to inspire you.
Buddha’s Short Quotes
“Live every act fully, as if it were your last.”
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45 Spiritual Quotes And Sayings
“Kindness should become the natural way of life, not the exception.”
“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.”
“Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.”
“True love is born from understanding.”
“May all beings have happy minds.”
“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
“One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.”
“Nothing is forever except change.”
“The fool who knows he is a fool is that much wiser.”
“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”
“Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.”
“Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.”
“A jug fills drop by drop.”
“I am the miracle.”
“May all beings have happy minds.”
“The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”
“One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.”
“Attachment leads to suffering.”
“What we think, we become.”
“It is better to travel well than to arrive.”
“The tongue is like a sharp knife. Kills without drawing blood.”
“Rule your mind or it will rule you.”
“It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.”
“Good health is simply the slowest way a human being can die.”
“It is better to travel well than to arrive.”
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.”
“A disciplined mind brings happiness.”
Inspirational Buddha Quotes
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
“Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
“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.”
“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”
“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”
“Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right things to help you.”
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
“Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
“Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.”
“To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”
“He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.”
“It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”
“Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think.”
“The foolish man conceives the idea of ‘self.’ The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of ‘self;’ thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.”
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.”
“There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.”
“Remember to take care of yourself. You can’t pour from an empty cup.”
“Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”
“Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.”
“With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.”
“You only lose what you cling to.”
“Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.”
“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”
“I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.”
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
“He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.”
“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”
“Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”
“To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.”
“You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself.”
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”
“All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”
“Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering – an image of death.”
“If you knew what I know about the power of giving you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”
“Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm.”
“Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you.”
“The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live.”
“If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.”
“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.”
“The tongue like a sharp knife. Kills without drawing blood.”
“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
“Rule your mind or it will rule you.”
“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.”
“Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.”
“Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.”
“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”
“Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.”
“One should strive to understand what underlies sufferings and diseases – and aim for health and well-being while gaining in the path.”
“There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.”
“The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.”
“What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.”
“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”
“A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but is he peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”
“You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.”
“The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”
“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.”
“However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?”
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”
“You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.”
“When words are both true and kind they can change the world.”
“It is ridiculous to think that somebody else can make you happy or unhappy.”
“People with opinions just go around bothering one another.”
“Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.”
“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”
“Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.”
“If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.”
“Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.”
“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
