Inspiring Buddhist Sayings, Mostly From Buddha Himself

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“Treat it with care.”
– Buddha

“Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.”
– Buddha

“Until he has unconditional and unbiased love for all beings, man will not find peace”
– Buddha

“Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.”
– Buddha

“We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.”
– Buddha

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
– Buddha

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.”
– Buddha

“We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all.”
– Buddha

“What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What’s the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?”
– Buddha

“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.”
– Buddha

“What we think, we become.”
– Buddha

“Whatever the hateful do to the hateful, or an enemy to an enemy, worse is the harm of a misguided mind directed at oneself.”
– Buddha

“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”
– Buddha

“When I was a young man, near the beginning of my life, I looked around with true mindfulness and saw that all things are subject to decay. Thus all things are subject to death, sorrow and suffering. I became aware that I too was of the same nature, the nature of beginning and end. What if I searched for that which underlies all creation, that which is nirvana, the perfect freedom from unconditioned existence?”
– Buddha

“When one drives away the negligent through vigilance, he climbs the heights of wisdom, and can see the suffering masses. Serene, you look upon the lost like one that stands on a mountain sees those that stand upon the plain.”
– Buddha

“When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.”
– Buddha

“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.”
– Buddha

“Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering – an image of death.”
– Buddha

“Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.”
– Buddha

“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”
– Buddha

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.”
– Buddha

“You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself.”
– Buddha

“You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.”
– Buddha

“You only lose what you cling to.”
– Buddha

“You should do the work yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way.”
– Buddha

“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”
– Buddha

“You yourself must make an effort. Buddhas are only show the way. The thoughtful who enter the way are freed from the bondage of defilements.”
– Buddha

“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
– Buddha

“Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening.”
– Buddha

“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”
– Buddha

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
– Osho

“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
– The Dalai Lama

“The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.”
– The Dalai Lama

“On life’s journey Faith is nourishment, Virtuous deeds are a shelter, Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him; If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh

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