Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup. Gautama Buddha More Quotes by Gautama Buddha More Quotes From Gautama Buddha 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 Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right things to help you learn perfect patience, perfect wisdom, perfect compassion. Gautama Buddha compassion spiritual teacher A good friend who points out mistakes is to be respected, as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure. Gautama Buddha good-friend secret mistake Do not have as friends harmful people, the wise person does not associate with the worst of people. Have as friends virtuous people, the wise person associates with the best of people. Gautama Buddha buddhist wise people All descriptions of reality are temporary hypotheses. Gautama Buddha hypothesis description reality If the traveller can find A virtuous and wise companion Let him go with him joyfully And overcome the dangers of the way. But if you cannot find Friend or master to go with you, Travel on alone. Gautama Buddha meditation overcoming wise It is more important to prevent animal suffering, rather than sit to contemplate the evils of the universe praying in the company of priests. Gautama Buddha suffering evil animal To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome. Gautama Buddha meditation lying The wise say that it is not an iron, wooden or fiber fetter which is a strong one, but the besotted hankering after trinkets, children and wives, that, say the wise, is the strong fetter. It drags one down, and loose as it feels, it is hard to break. Breaking this fetter, people renounce the world, free from longing and abandoning sensuality. Gautama Buddha buddhist strong wise To stop suffering, stop greediness. Greediness is a source of suffering. Gautama Buddha greediness source suffering Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. Gautama Buddha yoga ignorance wisdom Rain falls, wind blows, plants bloom, leaves mature and are blown away; these phenomena are all interrelated with causes and conditions, are brought about by them, and disappear as the causes and conditions change. Gautama Buddha blow rain fall I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. Gautama Buddha wise inspiring positive The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings. Gautama Buddha buddhist inspirational love From eating meat arrogance is born, from arrogance erroneous imaginations issue, and from imagination is born greed; and for this reason refrain from eating meat. Gautama Buddha buddhist issues imagination There are three things that cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth. Gautama Buddha moon truth long Winning gives birth to hostility Losing, one lies down in pain. The calmed lie down with ease, having set winning and losing aside. Gautama Buddha pain winning lying Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. Gautama Buddha enlightenment buddhist water Dependent Origination is the teaching (that life) is not the mere play of blind chance, but has an existence that is dependent upon conditions. That, precisely with the removal of these conditions, those things that have arisen in dependence upon them-thus also all suffering-must perforce disappear and cease to be. Gautama Buddha karma teaching play All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill. Gautama Buddha buddhist causes violence
