1,972 Quotes About Buddhism

A blind man’s thoughts almost never have anything to do with the things he is facing.

No matter what you achieve in this material world, at the end it all feels like a movie watched in the distant past.

Look back at your life. It's like a river. It has made its path till now. It will make its path in future also. Don't fear. Keep flowing.

The universe is dark and infinite. Then how come this little scene happening before me so vibrant with colours, shapes, patterns, sounds, sensations? This childlike wonder will keep you in eternal bliss. On the other hand, human characters and stories will give you highs-lows, pain-pleasure, hope-fear, stress-release and so on.

A chemical may react with some chemicals and remain indifferent to others. Similarly we get attached to some people (positively or negatively) and remain indifferent to others. Attachment is not love. Love makes you realize that you are something more than an organism, more than a body-mind.

The enlightened mind is like a bird in flight that leaves no trace of its path. People will say, “A bird just flew by.” In their mind, there is a trace of the bird’s path. This is attachment. For the enlightened practitioner, that moment is already gone—the bird has left no trace of its flight. Like the bird, from moment to moment the enlightened practitioner’s actions do not leave any trace.

Even the busiest bee does not move from one flower to another as often as an untamed mind moves from one thought to another.

If you take life as a battle, be ready for the bruises. If you take it as a game, be ready to experience highs and lows. If you take it as a circus, sit back and watch different acts being performed by everyone.

A farmer feels insecure because of unseasonal rains, lack of rains, pests etc. He hopes to get stability in life when his children get jobs in city. A job goer is stressed due to insecurities of corporate world. She dreams of a peaceful and stable life somewhere in a remote village where she would grow her own food and eat. Mind keeps looking for peace and stabilitysomewhere in future. And that's the trap.