Real Buddha Quotes
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
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.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If in our heart, we still cling to anythinganger, anxiety, or possessionswe cannot be free.
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart, to give yourself to it.
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
To understand everything is to forgive everything.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
The root of all suffering is attachment.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
It is better to travel well than to arrive.
Without health life is not life; it is only a state of languor and suffering an image of death.
A jug fills drop by drop.
Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
The tongue like a sharp knife Kills without drawing blood.
Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.
It is easy to see the faults of others, but difficult to see one’s own faults. One hides his own faults as a cunning rogue hides his dice.
The greatest prayer is patience.
Better to live for one day as a tiger than for a thousand years as a sheep.
What we think, we become.
You only lose what you cling to.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you.
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live.
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
Your body is precious. It is your vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.
Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell, might form of the outside world.
Do good, and good will follow you.
The trouble is, you think you have time.
With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.
Only you can control your future.
You can’t force anyone to see the truth, just like you can’t force a seed to grow into a tree.
When you understand that what you’re telling yourself is just a story, you can then begin to question the validity of that story.
To be angry is to let others’ mistakes punish yourself. To forgive others is to be good to yourself.
Good things come to those who wait, but better things come to those who work for it.
Be a light unto yourself.
Realize that there are only two steps required to reach enlightenment: to know yourself and to take care of yourself.