Description: Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha (lit. "the awakened one"), a nomadic ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia in the sixth or fifth century BCE. According to Buddhist legends, he was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, to royal parents of the Shakya clan, but renounced his home life to live as a wandering ascetic. After leading a life of mendicancy, asceticism, and meditation, he attained nirvana at Bodh Gaya in what is now India.
Profession: Religious teacher
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
"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."
"Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace."
"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."
"To keep the body in good health is a duty... Otherwise, we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear."
"No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again."
"Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another."
"Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace."
"Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely."
"There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it."
"Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most."
"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."
"Doubt everything. Find your own light."
"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."
"Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others."
"Doubt everything. Find your own light."
"Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher."
"Doubt everything. Find your own light."
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."
"Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace."
"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."
"True love is born from understanding."
"Nothing is forever except change."
"Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher."
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful."
"There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path."
"No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again."
"Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another."
"No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again."
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
"It is better to travel well than to arrive."
"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life."
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."
"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."
"Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others."
"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule."
"Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others."
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."
"Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it."
"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
"Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace."
"He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes."
"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger."
"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."
"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
"True love is born from understanding."
"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule."
"The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows."
"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."
"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life."
"Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others."
"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship."
"He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes."
"Doubt everything. Find your own light."
"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you."
"Nothing is forever except change."
"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful."
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting.
Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness. Thich Nhat Hanh
Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another.
She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.
One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world.
Live every act fully, as if it were your last.
Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
Stop, stop. Do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think.
If you propose to speak always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.
Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Meditate… do not delay, lest you later regret it.
Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.
ven as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.
Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.
Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest.
The root of suffering is attachment.
One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.
If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?
A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.
There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.