Doing the good deeds is like the grass in the garden. You don't see its growth. But, it does by days. Doing the wicked deeds is like the hone. You don't see its damage. But, it does by days. Gautama Buddha More Quotes by Gautama Buddha More Quotes From Gautama Buddha Greater in battle Gautama Buddha battle self men A person creates what they defend against. Gautama Buddha creativity persons Journey over, sorrowless, freed in every way, and with all bonds broken - for such a man there is no more distress. Gautama Buddha buddhist journey men When ignorant people see someone who is dead, they are disgusted and horrified, even thought they too will be dead some day. I thought to myself: I don't want to be like the ignorant people. After then, I couldn't feel the usual intoxication with life anymore. Gautama Buddha ignorant people knowledge No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed. Gautama Buddha unhappiness buddhist people Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost. Gautama Buddha gaining-knowledge zealous lost So too, monks, I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. Gautama Buddha effort views past All phenomena do not inherently exist because of being dependent-arisings. all phenomena do not inherently exist because of being dependently imputed. Gautama Buddha dependent Even if a fool lived with a wise man all his life, he would still not recognise the truth, like a wooden spoon cannot recognise the flavour of the soup. Gautama Buddha buddhist wise men Do not let pleasure distract you from meditation, from the way. Free yourself from pleasure and pain. Gautama Buddha pain meditation way Life is like the harp string, if it is strung too tight it won't play, if it is too loose it hangs, the tension that produces the beautiful sound lies in the middle. Gautama Buddha wise beautiful lying I am the owner of my actions, heir to my actions, born of my actions, related through my actions, and have my actions as my arbitrator. Whatever I do, for good or for evil, to that I will fall heir. Gautama Buddha karma evil fall Better than a thousand hollow words Is one word that brings peace. Better than a thousand hollow verses Is one verse that brings peace. Better than a hundred hollow lines Is one line of the dharma, bringing peace. It is better to conquer yourself Than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, Not by angels or by demons, Heaven or hell. Gautama Buddha angel taken winning You can search the entire universe and not find a single being more worthy of love than you. Gautama Buddha marriage worthy love Learn this from the waters: in mountain clefts and chasms, loud gush the streamlets, but great rivers flow silently. Gautama Buddha mountain rivers water What's done to the children is done to society. Gautama Buddha done suffering children Just as a tree, though cut down, sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm, even so, until the craving that lies dormant is rooted out, suffering springs up again and again. Gautama Buddha cutting spring lying Learn to ne happy with what you have. Gautama Buddha happiness Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker. Gautama Buddha buddhist solitude meditation Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good. Gautama Buddha buddhist wise men
