Gautam Buddha was a spiritual teacher in Nepal during the 6th century B.C. Whose teachings became the foundation for the Buddhist religion. One of the most influential spiritual leaders of all time, Buddha (born with the name Siddhartha Gautama), was a philosopher who spoke extensively about peace, life, love happiness, and death. The name Buddha itself means “one who is awakened” or “the enlightened one”, which says a lot about what he taught others.
We have gathered some of his famous quotes to make your day beautiful.
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Famous Gautam Buddha Quotes
1. “Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.”
2. “The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.”
3. “Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.”
4. “To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation — this is the greatest blessing.”
5. “All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”
6. “They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.”
7. “Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.”
8. “If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.”
9. “As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.”
10. “The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of limitless range.”
11. “The root of suffering is attachment.”
12. “Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is Awakened.”
13. “As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.”
14. “It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.”
15. “All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.”
16. “Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.”
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Amazing quotes by him
17. “All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”
18. “Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.”
19. “Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.”
20. “He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake’s venom that so quickly spreads — such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.”
21. “As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I. Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.”
22. “Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.”
23. “We will develop love, we will practice it, we will make it both a way and a basis…”
24. “There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.”
25. “Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.”
26. “The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of limitless range?”
27. “Meditate … do not delay, lest you later regret it.”
28. “Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing.”
29. “Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.”
30. “Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.”
31. “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.”
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