There have been many Buddhas before me and will be many Buddhas in the future. Gautama Buddha More Quotes by Gautama Buddha More Quotes From Gautama Buddha Being generous and kindly in speech, doing a good turn for others, and treating all alike. One like this will be praised. Gautama Buddha turns buddhist speech There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now. Gautama Buddha positive inspirational life One should refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs. Gautama Buddha drink drug meditation For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world. Gautama Buddha tolerance compassion world Give thanks for what had been given to you, Gautama Buddha thanks littles giving You must take action yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way. Gautama Buddha buddhist action way If beings knew, as I know, the results of giving & sharing, they would not eat without having given. Gautama Buddha given results giving Wonder of wonders! Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, endowed with wisdom and virtue, but because men's minds have become inverted through delusive thinking they fail to perceive this. Gautama Buddha mind men thinking Joy and openness come from our own contented heart. Gautama Buddha openness heart joy The Buddhas do but tell the way; it is for you to swelter at the task. Gautama Buddha effort tasks meditation Freed by full realization and at peace, the mind of such a man is at peace, and his speech and action peaceful. He has no need for faith who knows the uncreated, who has cut off rebirth, who has destroyed any opportunity for good or evil, and cast away all desire. He is indeed the ultimate man. Gautama Buddha buddhist cutting faith Those who are ashamed of what they ought not to be ashamed; and are not ashamed of what they ought to be - such men, embracing erroneous views, enter the woeful path. Gautama Buddha views character men Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse. Gautama Buddha mind might enemy All living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas. Gautama Buddha buddha-nature buddhist Do not vainly lament, but do wonder at the rule of transiency and learn from it the emptiness of human life. Do not cherish to unworthy desire that the changeable might become unchanging. Gautama Buddha emptiness desire might Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus with thy hand! Gautama Buddha autumn cutting self Because not even the least Dharma is there found or got at. Therefore is it called 'utmost, right and perfect enlightenment'. Self-identical is that Dharma and nothing is therein at variance. Therefore is it called 'utmost, right and perfect enlighten' Gautama Buddha enlightenment self perfect Seeing the similarity to oneself, one should not use violence or have it used. Gautama Buddha violence use should Here even the various mind-pleasing blossoming flowers, and attractive shining supreme golden houses, have no inherently existent maker at all. They are set up through the power of thought. Through the power of conceptuality the world is established Gautama Buddha flower inspiration house He who wrongs the innocent must bear the fruit of his act, like dust flung against the wind. Gautama Buddha fruit dust wind