Buddhist Quotes And Sayings – Feel The Essence Of Buddhism

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“4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“6. Do not regret what you have done.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“7. Never be jealous.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor others.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“11. In all things have no preferences.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“12. Be indifferent to where you live.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“15. Do not act following customary beliefs.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“17. Do not fear death.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“21. Never stray from the Way.”
– Miyamoto Musashi

“Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.”
– Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

“Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew.”
– Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

“Sitting still is a pain in the ass.”
– Noah Levine

“These relics are so important to Buddhists, but we want to share them with people of all faiths. We believe they are the embodiment of the Buddha’s compassion and wisdom.”
– Noel Lee

“They lit incense in accordance with Buddhist practice.”
– Non Nou

“They have no business administering government policies in a country that favors freedom and equality. … Can you imagine having the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as defense minister, or Mahatma Gandhi as minister of health, education, and welfare? The Hindu and Buddhist idea of karma and the Muslim idea of kismet, or fate condemn the poor and the disabled to their suffering. … It’s the will of Allah. These beliefs are nothing but abject fatalism, and they would devastate the social gains this nation has made if they were ever put into practice.”
– Pat Robertson

“To Richard Gere: As you’re a Buddhist, do you like Tibet or do you think gambling’s wrong?”
– Paul Kaye

“We are such spendthrifts with our lives, the trick of living is to slip on and off the planet with the least fuss you can muster. I’m not running for sainthood. I just happen to think that in life we need to be a little like the farmer, who puts back into the soil what he takes out.”
– Paul Newman

“As human beings, not only do we seek resolution, but we also feel that we deserve resolution. However, not only do we not deserve resolution, we suffer from resolution. We don’t deserve resolution; we deserve something better than that. We deserve our birthright, which is the middle way, an open state of mind that can relax with paradox and ambiguity.”
– Pema Chödrön

“If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart…”
– Pema Chödrön

“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.”
– Pema Chödrön

“People get into a heavy-duty sin and guilt trip, feeling that if things are going wrong, that means that they did something bad and they are being punished. That’s not the idea at all. The idea of karma is that you continually get the teachings that you need to open your heart. To the degree that you didn’t understand in the past how to stop protecting your soft spot, how to stop armoring your heart, you’re given this gift of teachings in the form of your life, to give you everything you need to open further.”
– Pema Chödrön

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