Shaw - 365 Buddhist Quotes: Buddhism for Beginners (Scriptures, Philosophy & Meditations for Daily Reflection For Busy People)

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

- The XIV Dalai Lama

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

- The XIV Dalai Lama

May all beings have happy minds.

The 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?

The Buddha

One is not low because of birth nor does birth make one holy. Deeds alone make one low, deeds alone make one holy.

The Buddha

Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.

The Buddha

It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one's own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled.

The Buddha

Being deeply learned and skilled, being well-trained and using well-spoken words, this is good luck.

The Buddha

Fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds.

The Buddha

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You dont need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Thch Nht Hnh

Life is a journey, not a destination.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every morning, we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

The Buddha

Dear friends, I have seen deeply that nothing can be by itself alone, that everything has to inter-be with everything else. I have seen that all beings are endowed with the nature of awakening.

- The Buddha

Regard one who sees your faults as a guide to a hidden treasure. Stay close to one so wise and astute who corrects you when you need it.

- The Buddha

Recognize these four good-hearted friends: the helper, the friend in good times and bad, the counselor, and the one whos compassionate.

- The Buddha

War and peace start in the human heart.

Pema Chdrn

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

Thch Nht Hnh

What you are now is the result of what you were. What you will be tomorrow will be the result of what you are now.

- The Buddha

A Buddha is a Buddha, a Krishna is a Krishna, and you are you.

- Osho

A buddha is an idle person. He doesn't run around after fortune and fame.

Bodhidharma

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

Thch Nht Hnh

Buddha says there are two kinds of suffering: the kind that leads to more suffering and the kind that brings an end to suffering.

- Terry Tempest Williams

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.

Thch Nht Hnh

How much 'ego' do you need? Just enough so that you don't step in front of a bus.

Shunryu Suzuki

The ego seeks to divide and separate. Spirit seeks to unify and heal.

Pema Chdrn

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.

Bodhidharma

If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.

Dgen Zenji

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.

Dgen Zenji

Everything is perfect, but there is a lot of room for improvement.

- Shunry Suzuki

You are your own master.

The Buddha

The color of the mountains is Buddhas body; the sound of running water is his great speech.

Dgen Zenji

Every man is at war with himself, except a Buddha.

Naval Ravikant

To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.

Bodhidharma

To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

The Buddha

Arise! Do not be heedless! Lead a righteous life. The righteous live happily both in this world and the next.

The Buddha

By effort and heedfulness, discipline and self-mastery, let the wise one make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm.

- The Buddha