Cut down the forest, not just a tree. Out of the forest of desire springs danger. By cutting down both the forest of desire and the brushwood of longing, be rid of the forest, bhikkhus. Gautama Buddha More Quotes by Gautama Buddha More Quotes From Gautama Buddha If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great. Gautama Buddha buddhist wise men Who ever lives looking for pleasure only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his enjoyments, idle and weak, the tempter will certainly overcome him, as the wind blows down a weak tree. Gautama Buddha blow tree wind Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods. Gautama Buddha anger three giving Live joyfully, without desire. Gautama Buddha desire All created things are impermanent. Strive diligently. Gautama Buddha strive Those who awaken never rest in one place. Like swans, they rise and leave the lake. On the air they rise and fly an invisible course. Their food is knowledge. They live on emptiness. They have seen how to break free. Who can follow them? Gautama Buddha swans buddhist lakes Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. The elephant hauls himself from the mud. In the same way drag yourself out of your sloth. Gautama Buddha mud elephants sloth Through vigilance, restraint and control the wise will construct and island that no flood will overcome. Gautama Buddha buddhist wise islands You are the source of all purity and impurity. No one purifies another. Gautama Buddha dhammapada source purity When one, abandoning greed, feels no greed for what would merit greed, greed gets shed from him - like a drop of water from a lotus leaf. Gautama Buddha buddhist greed water To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear. Gautama Buddha health strong mind Don't keep searching for the truth, just let go of your opinions. Gautama Buddha buddhist spiritual letting-go Do not accept anything simply because it has been said by your teacher, or because it has been written in your sacred books, or because it has been believed by many, or because it has been handed down by your ancestors. Accept and live only according to what will enable you to see truth face to face. Gautama Buddha sacred teacher book When one is overcome by this wretched, clinging desire in the world, one's sorrows increase like grass growing up after a lot of rain. Gautama Buddha buddhist growing-up rain Seeker, empty the boat, lighten the load, be free of craving and judgment and hatred, and feel the joy of the way. Gautama Buddha generosity hatred joy Apply yourself to solitude. One who is given to solitude knows things as they really are. Gautama Buddha given solitude knows It is the fool who is haunted by fears, dread of dangers, oppression of mind, not the wise man. Gautama Buddha wise mind men Just as a tree, though cut down, can grow again and again if its roots are undamaged and strong, in the same way if the roots of craving are not wholly uprooted sorrows will come again and again Gautama Buddha cutting strong roots Only those who go where few have gone can see what few have seen. Gautama Buddha gone Solitude is happiness for one who is content, who has heard the Dhamma and clearly sees. Non-affliction is happiness in the world - harmlessness towards all living beings. Gautama Buddha buddhist buddhism solitude
