19 Quotes About Buddhist

The word “Buddha” means “the awakened one.” It is the title of a historical figure who lived in India around 500 B.C., and whose wisdom is revered to this day. Some of his teachings have been taught through a set of scriptures called the “Pali Canon,” which includes both scripture and commentaries from centuries of sages. The quote below is from the Pali Canon, and it teaches us to be happy, contented, and free from suffering.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who...
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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. Gautama Buddha
I don't know whether I believe in God or not....
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I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some kind of a Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer. Henri Matisse
The fool who knows his folly Becomes wise by that...
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The fool who knows his folly Becomes wise by that fact. But the fool who thinks he's wise - He's called 'a fool' indeed! Anonymous
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War can condition a person to be resilient, tolerant, dependable, strong, and capable of so much more than one who had experienced nothing of it; it can bring out the very best in us, but also the very worst. Where is it, I ask, the proper conduit through which a soldier should be raised from whence they would become an upstanding citizen of the world, instead of a single country? Mike Norton
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Standing DeerAs the house of a personin age sometimes grows clutteredwith what istoo loved or too heavy to part with, the heart may grow cluttered. And still the house will be emptied, and still the heart. As the thoughts of a personin age sometimes grow sparer, like the great cleanness come into a room, the soul may grow sparer;one sparrow song carves it completely. And still the room is full, and still the heart. Empty and filled, like the curling half-light of morning, in which everything is still possible and so why not. Filled and empty, like the curling half-light of evening, in which everything now is finished and so why not. Beloved, what can be, what was, will be taken from us. I have disappointed. I am sorry. I knew no better. A root seeks water. Tenderness only breaks open the earth. This morning, out the window, the deer stood like a blessing, then vanished. . Jane Hirshfield
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I'm a Buddhist. You might have a Christian obligation to catch pneumonia while you sit for two and a half hours listening to some twerp in a dress drone on about the virtue of wedded life but, dear as you are to me, I don't. Natasha Pulley
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I believe in kindness and karma–which could make me a Buddhist. I believe in mystic healing and crystals’ powers–which could make me a witch. I believe in truth, honor, and forgiveness–which could make me a Christian. I even believe in the existence of past lives and that each and every one of us is watched over by guides from the other side–which, to some, would make me totally woo-woo squared. . Emma Mildon
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Better than a thousand sayings Made up of useless words Is one word of meaning Which calms you to hear it. Anonymous
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Activities such as chanting, bowing, and sitting in zazen are not at all wasted, even when done merely formally, for even this superficial encounter with the Dharma will have some wholesome outcome at a later time. However, it must be said in the most unambiguous terms that this is not real Zen. To follow the Dharma involves a complete reorientation of one's life in such a way that one's activities are manifestations of, and are filled with, a deeper meaning. If it were not otherwise, and merely sitting in zazen were enough, every frog in the pond would be enlightened, as one Zen master said. Dōgen Zenji himself said that one must practice Zen with the attitude of a person trying to extinguish a fire in his hair. That is, Zen must be practiced with an attitude of single-minded urgency. Francis Harold Cook
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One who utters speech that isn't rough But instructive and truthful So that he offends no one, Him I call Brahmin. Anonymous
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If there is no wound in your hand You can carry poison in your hand. Poison does not attack one who is unwounded. There is no evil for one who does not do evil. Anonymous
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There's a mess inside you: You clean the outside. Anonymous
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A man is born to become God, and this is the principle. A rose flower is grown in a rose plant. In the same fashion whether a man knows or not, a perpetual action is running within him, how he will be transformed into God. This action is termed as perpetual change by the Buddhists. No! this is not the perpetual change, but should be termed as perpetual evolution. Unknown
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According to your holy book, every single Buddhist, Jew, Hindu, Muslim, follower of various minor traditions or sects, those who do not affiliate themselves with a religious tradition and the approximately 2.74 billion humans who have never had the 'privilege' of hearing the word of your Messiah will be sentenced to eternal damnation in a lake of fire–regardless of moral standings or positive worldly accomplishments. If this sounds like a fair proposition to you, then I bite my tongue–but I honestly believe that the majority of Christians do not agree with these doctrinal assertions, and instead categorize themselves as 'Christians' out of cultural familiarity or perhaps out of complete ignorance in regards to the topic. David G. McAfee
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In general, I call her every night, and we talk for an hour, which is forty-five minutes of me, and fifteen minutes of her stirring her tea, which she steeps with the kind of Zen patience that would make Buddhists sit up in envy and then breathe through their envy and then move past their envy. Aimee Bender
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Sing before the spirits and dance with the earth deities And you will be able to compose your own tune. Then you and I, united, will clap hands joyously, Singing 'tum-tiddly-um tum-tiddly-um-tum. Hongzhi Zhengjue
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But the scent of the good is blown against the wind: A good man perfumes all directions. Anonymous
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As a Buddhist, I see no distinction between religious practice and daily life. Religious practice is a twenty-four hour occupation. Dalai Lama Xiv