1,972 Quotes About Buddhism

The bells of the Gion monastery in India echo with the warning that all things are impermanent. The blossoms of the sala trees teach us through their hues that what flourishes must fade. The proud do not prevail for long but vanish like a spring night’s dream. In time the mighty, too, succumb: all are dust before the wind.

Individuals create themselves through their moral choices. By freely and repeatedly choosing certain sorts of things, an individual shapes their character, and through their character their future.

Some Buddhists have criticized secular Buddhism because they think it waters down Buddhism. I like to think of it as adding Buddhist flavoring to the sparkling water of secularism.

You missed the chance to explore the equally interesting Buddhist belief in being present for every facet of your daily life, of being truly present. Be present in this class. And then, when it's over be present out there.

Birinin sarf ettiği sözlerden dolayı acı çekeriz ve hançerlenmiş gibi hissederiz. Ve kendi düşüncelerimiz de bizi her gün yüzlerce kez hançerler.Yine de çektiğimiz acı, sadece bizim acımız değildir.

Pour ce qui est de l’analogie "fonctionnelle" entre le Bouddhisme et l’Islam par rapport à l’Hindouisme, — les deux traditions ayant, vis-à-vis de ce dernier, le même rôle négatif et aussi le même rôle positif, — les Bouddhistes, mahâyânistes ou hînayânistes, en ont pleinement conscience, car ils voient dans les invasions musulmanes que les Hindous eurent à subir le châtiment divin pour les persécutions dont eux-mêmes avaient eu à souffrir de la part des Hindous.

All the joy the world contains has come through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains has come through wanting pleasure for oneself. Is there need for lengthy explanation?

The life-tree of practice is single-minded application.

Is it necessary to believe in the existence of the six realms and the heavens and hells to be a Buddhist? Not necessarily. It is possible to interpret these as, perhaps, referring to other dimensions of existence, parallel universes, or simply states of mind.