If a viper lives in your room and you wish to have a peaceful sleep, you must first chase it out. Gautama Buddha More Quotes by Gautama Buddha More Quotes From Gautama Buddha And for a disciple thus freed, in whose heart dwells peace, there is nothing to be added to what has been done, and naught more remains for him to do. Just as a rock of one solid mass remains unshaken by the wind, even so, neither forms, nor sounds, nor odors, nor tastes, nor contacts of any kind, neither the desired, nor the undesired, can cause such an one to waver. Steadfast is his mind, gained is deliverance. Gautama Buddha buddhistfreedomheart To understand everything is to forgive everything. Gautama Buddha forgivenesspositiveinspirational When things are going well, be mindful of adversityWhen prosperous, be mindful of povertyWhen loved, be mindful of thoughtfulnessWhen respected, be mindful of humility Gautama Buddha wellshumilitymindfulness We are what we think, and all that we are rises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak and act with a pure mind and happiness will follow. Gautama Buddha mindinspirationalthinking Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as you stand or walk, Sit or lie down, As long as you are awake, Strive for this with a one-pointed mind; Your life will bring heaven to earth. Gautama Buddha buddhistbuddhismlying Those... who find delight in freedom from attachment in the renunciation of clinging, free from the inflow of thoughts, they are like shining lights, having reached final liberation in the world. Gautama Buddha buddhistattachmentlight Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form. Gautama Buddha meditationsufferingmind A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden. Gautama Buddha buddhistflowerbeautiful Do not speak - unless it improves on silence. Gautama Buddha silencespeak Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it. Gautama Buddha goalblessingmatter All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become. Gautama Buddha karmabuddhistattitude Nothing is forever except change. Gautama Buddha forever To utter pleasant words without practicing them, is like a fine flower without fragrance. Gautama Buddha finebuddhistflower It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. Gautama Buddha inspiringmotivationalpositive When you go into the space of nothingness, everything becomes known. Gautama Buddha spacemeditationhappiness Release old concepts and energies that keep you in self-punishment patterns. Release old stories and create from a place of love and self-validation. You are worth it! Gautama Buddha punishmentvalidationself Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind. Gautama Buddha imperfectiongreedhate Please, try to eat a bit less meat, a bit more veggies from today. Let it become a habit gradually until not to eat meat anymore. Then, observe the changing of the body and spirit after eating veggies, fruits and grains. Gautama Buddha humilitykindnesstrying In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go? Gautama Buddha letting-goinspirationallife Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their quarrels. Gautama Buddha settlingbuddhistrealizing
