Buddha is the embodiment of love, kindness, and happiness. If you are looking to be inspired, read these life-changing Buddha quotes full of wisdom and advice for a life well lived.
Buddha Quotes
“He has the most who is most content with the least.” — Buddha
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground. — Buddha
“By this path the past, present and future Bodhisattvas have been saved, are being saved, and will be saved.” — Buddha
“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.” – Buddha
“As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but rain your kindness equally on all.” – Buddha
“Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.” – Buddha
“Love the whole world as a mother loves her only child.” – Buddha
“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.” – Buddha
“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.” – Buddha
“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.” – Buddha
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance. — Buddha
“Doubt everything. Find your own light.” — Buddha
“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.” – Buddha
“There are these five clinging-aggregates: form, feeling, perception, impulses, and consciousness.” — Buddha
“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.” — Buddha
“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.” – Buddha
One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond. – Buddha
Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment. – Buddha
Short Buddha Quotes
I am the miracle.
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Attachment leads to suffering.
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May all beings have happy minds.
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A jug fills drop by drop.
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Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
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Born out of concern for all beings.
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The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.
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The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
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On Death
“Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.”
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“Live every act fully, as if it were your last.”
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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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More Buddha Quotes
In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. – Buddha
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. – Buddha
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting. – Buddha
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. – Buddha
Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed. – Buddha
He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes. – Buddha
If a man’s mind becomes pure, his surroundings will also become pure. 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. – Buddha
Ye must leave righteous ways behind, not to speak of unrighteous ways. – Buddha
More Buddha Quotes
- Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. – Buddha
- We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them. – Buddha
- We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. – Buddha
- You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. – Buddha
- Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. – Buddha
- When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. – Buddha
- The world, indeed, is like a dream and the treasures of the world are an alluring mirage! Like the apparent distances in a picture, things have no reality in themselves, but they are like heat haze. – Buddha
- When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. – Buddha
