All sentient beings are seekers after happiness. He who, for the sake of his own happiness, violates other persons, will never attain happiness afterwards.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Action
‘He insulted me, he cheated me, he beat me, he robbed me’—those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Peace, Forgiveness, Thought, Mind
May wisdom be with me always.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Buddhism
If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Virtue, Goodness, Action, Excellence, Kindness
He is doomed to enter the Realm of Misery who, being absorbed in and delighted with sensual pleasure, is deeply merged in it and commits a sin (for its sake).
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Man
Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesn’t exist. They erroneously maintain that since everything is empty, committing evil isn’t wrong. Such persons fall into a hell of endless darkness with no hope of release. Those who are wise hold no such conception.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Karma
This world is afflicted with death and decay; therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Buddhism
Life is suffering.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Life and Living
Just as clay-pots made by potters are to be broken at last, so are the lives of sentient beings.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Death
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Gift, Health
Should those who are not with us, O Brethren, speak in dispraise of me, or of my doctrine, or of the church, that is no reason why you should give way to anger.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Buddhism
It is advisable for a wise person staying in a foreign land, however Brilliant as a fire he is, to endure the threatening even of the (native) slave.
—Buddhist Teaching
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Doubt, Reason, Thought
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.
—Buddhist Teaching
Once you know the nature of anger and joy is empty and you let them go, you free yourself from karma.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Karma
Let a man speak what is pleasant and cheerful. A wise man does not pay attention to others’ insult and always speak what is delightful.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Speech
A wise man can manage (his life) even though he lacks wealth. But lacking wisdom, no fool can hold his ground.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Wisdom
The eating of meat extinguishes the seed of great compassion.”
—Buddhist Teaching
Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled only by non-hatred—this is the law of eternal.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Hatred, Hate
You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Spirituality, Life and Living
For so must it be, and help me do my part.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Acceptance
He who has done meritorious deeds rejoices both in his present life and in the hereafter. In his present life he rejoices that he has done good deeds. In the hereafter he will rejoice all the more.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Merit
Judge not thy neighbor.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Buddhism
In every birth he who gives out what is excellent, nicest and choicest will be endowed with long life and nobility.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Charity
A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Respect, Friendship, Friends
When a man does not reckon the heat and cold more than the grass (does), he is sure to be rewarded with happiness in the long run.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Effort
He, who is not content-with his own wife, who has an intercourse with prostitutes and goes to others’ wives is doomed to destruction.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Man
You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Spirit, Spirituality
Feeling deep compassion for the poor, grudging nothing which he possessed.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Buddhism
Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.
—Buddhist Teaching
Topics: Eternity
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