Buddha
Gautama Buddha was a philosopher, teacher, and religious leader. "Buddha", meaning "awakened one" or "enlightened one" is a title, not a name; the Shakyamuni Buddha, whose original name was Siddhartha Gautama, was the founder of Buddhism.
Found 123 thoughts of Buddha
To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.
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All tremble at punishment. Life is dear to all. Put yourself in the place of others; kill none nor have another killed.
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Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.
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To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the good luck.
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A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.
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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
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Wherever there is possession of marks, there is fraud ; wherever there is no-possession of no-marks, there is no fraud. Hence the Tathagata is to be seen from no-marks as marks.
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No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
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Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.
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The Buddhas do but tell the way; it is for you to swelter at the task.
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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
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Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world.
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An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
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Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.
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It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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Again a different meaning has to be understood.
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Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.
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Deny the passport, throw it away and make a great decision that you will not leave this shore until and unless you have liberated all the human beings.
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
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To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
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From the Dharma should one see the Buddhas, From the dharma-bodies come their guidance. Yet dharma's true nature cannot be discerened and no one can be conscious of it as an object.
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Not one or two, Subhuti, not one or two, but all the beings - men, women, animals, birds, trees, rocks. All the beings in the world. One should create such a determination that `I will lead all of them into nirvana'.
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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
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Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
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He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
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