422 Quotes About Buddha

The perfume of incense reminds us of the pervading influence of virtue, the lamp reminds us of the light of knowledge and the flowers, which soon fade and die, reminds us of impermanence.

Be kind. It will reveal your true inner beauty.

Don’t think about the possibilities of failing. Never forget to think about the possibilities of flying.

Listen Bhikkhus, just as a buffalo boy recognizes each of his own buffaloes, a bhikkhu recognizes each of the essential elements of his own body. Just as a buffalo boy knows the characteristics and tendencies of each buffalo, a bhikkhu knows which actions of body, speech, and mind are worthy and which are not. Just as a buffalo boy scrubs his animals clean, a bhikkhu must cleanse his mind and body of desires, attachments, anger, and aversions.

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.

Yoga is the dance of every cell with the music of every breath that creates inner serenity and harmony.

It [mind of absolute reality] is everywhere and nowhere. It’s somewhat like sky—so completely integrated with our existence that we never stop to question its reality or to recognize its qualities.

If I say "A lotus for you, a Buddha to be," it means, "I see clearly the Buddha nature in you.

It is the ultimate religion, through which all humans neuropsychologically morph into Buddhas, or Enlightened Beings.