Top 100+ Great Buddhism Quotes
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No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. – Gautama Buddha
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. – Alan W. Watts
You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself. – Buddha
Many people think excitement is happiness But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. – Thich Nhat Hanh
To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue. – Gautama Buddha
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. – Buddha
Good to keep in mind. There are lots of things in Buddhism that are useful for mental health. – Lynne Stewart
Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by somekind of cosmic lawgiver. – Alan Watts
If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism. – Albert Einstein
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. – Dalai Lama
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. – Buddha
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. – Gautama Buddha
It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others, This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings. – Daisaku Ikeda
When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it’s because of karma, some past connection. – Richard Gere
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. – Buddha
I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world. – Nhat Hanh
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself. – Thich Nhat Hanh
It’s important to remember that there are countless views in infinity. – Frederick Lenz
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.
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It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free of remorse.
Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace. – Gautama Buddha
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn’t necessary. – David Sylvian
Buddhism teaches you to embrace change. – Koo Stark
A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader. – Daisaku Ikeda
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.
Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are. – Allan Lokos
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.
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.
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One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values. – Herbie Hancock
Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion. – Thurston Moore
Buddhism notes that it is always a mistake to think your soul can go it alone. – Annie Dillard
The virtuous man delights in this world and he delights in the next. – Gautama Buddha
All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions, Nothing ever exists entirely alone, everything is in relation to everything else.
Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion. – Thurston Moore
Words have the power to both destroy and heal, When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage, when a sage attains understanding, he is an ordinary man.
If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
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Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience. – Allan Lokos
Mindfulness is so powerful that the fact that it comes out of Buddhism is irrelevant. – Jon Kabat-Zinn
To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves. – Dogen Zenji
Peace comes from within, Do not seek it without.
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that’s important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences. – Dalai Lama
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.
A scholar tries to learn something everyday, a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily. – Alan Wilson Watts
There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. – Dalai Lama
Each morning we are born again, What we do today is what matters most.
One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand on the battlefield. – Buddha
If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher. – Pema Chodron
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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. – Buddha
I never see what has been done, I only see what remains to be done. – Buddha
I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces. – Tiger Woods
Your Buddhism has made you mean Ray and makes you even afraid to take your clothes off for a simple healthy orgy. – Jack Kerouac
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. – Dalai Lama
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Buddhism has turned me on to my humanness, and is challenging my humanness so that I can become more human. – Herbie Hancock
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. – Buddha
Buddhism has a very beautiful teaching that says the worst thing you can do to your soul is to tell someone their faith is wrong. – Ricky Martin
For me, Buddhism is a psychology and a philosophy that provides a means, upayas, for working with the mind. – Joan Halifax
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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. – Dalai Lama
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. – The Buddha
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. – Buddha
However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?
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. – Buddha
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. – Dalai Lama
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
Mindfulness is so powerful that the fact that it comes out of Buddhism is irrelevant. – Jon Kabat Zinn
The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others. – Dalai Lama
People can be free from suffering if people give up selfish desires for power, wealth, and pleasure.