By defilement of mind, beings are defiled; by purification of mind, beings are purified. Gautama Buddha More Quotes by Gautama Buddha More Quotes From Gautama Buddha Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others. Gautama Buddha make-others-happychocolatehappiness Find out for yourself what is truth, what is real. Discover that there are virtuous things and there are non-virtuous things. Once you have discovered for yourself give up the bad and embrace the good. Gautama Buddha buddhistgiving-upreal Let all-embracing thoughts for all beings be yours. Gautama Buddha buddhist There is no fire like greed, No crime like hatred, No sorrow like separation, No sickness like hunger of heart, And no joy like the joy of freedom. Health, contentment and trust Are your greatest possessions, And freedom your greatest joy. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, Know the sweet joy of living in the way. Gautama Buddha buddhistheartsweet Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame. Gautama Buddha buddhistrockswise A kind man who makes good use of wealth is rightly said to possess a great treasure; but the miser who hoards up his riches will have no profit. Gautama Buddha kind-manbuddhistmen One who does not rouse themself when it is time to rise, who, though capable, is full of sloth, whose will and thought are weak, that lazy and idle person will never find their way to true knowledge. Gautama Buddha buddhistlazysloth Victory breeds hatred; the defeated live in pain. The peaceful live happily, giving up victory and defeat. Gautama Buddha giving-uppainmilitary Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another. Gautama Buddha please-memenphilosophy Radiate boundless love towards the entire world - above, below, and across - unhindered, without ill will, without enmity. Gautama Buddha enmityill-willbuddhist Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Gautama Buddha buddhistangerlong There is no fire like passion Gautama Buddha buddhistwiseinspiring Most problems, if you give them enough time and space, will eventually wear themselves out Gautama Buddha enough-timespacegiving When we feel happy and peaceful, our happiness and peace radiates around us, and others can enjoy it as well. This is called 'the enjoyment of others of our body of bliss'. Gautama Buddha buddhisthappinesspeace Meat is not agreeable to the wise: it has a nauseating odor, it causes a bad reputation, it is food for the carnivorous; I say this, Mahamati, it is not to be eaten. Gautama Buddha buddhistmeatwise Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. It can be argued that peace and happiness comes from the subjective internalised perspective of realizing things could be worse and being grateful they aren't. The alternative view that peace and happiness comes from the objective external perspective of having more and better things than at present, while important for growth, can be a never-ending source of jealousy, dissatisfaction and disappointment. A balance of the two, where people are grateful for what they have while striving for more seems the best blended perspective. Gautama Buddha gratitudegratefuldisappointment Let him the intelligent man admonish, let him teach, let him forbid what is improper ! - he will be beloved of the good, by the bad he will be hated. Gautama Buddha buddhistintelligenthate No light is brighter than wisdom. Wisdom is the light in the world. Gautama Buddha trustlighthumility Be your own lamps. Be your own shelters. Hang on to the truth as a lamp. Hang on to the truth as a refuge. Gautama Buddha shelterrefugelamps What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil. Gautama Buddha rootsevillying
