“The trouble is, you think you have time.”
— Buddha
“Mind is everything. What we think, we become.”
“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
“Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.”
“Attachment leads to suffering.”
“The greatest prayer is patience.”
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
“The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment.”
“Doubt everything. Find your own light.”
“You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
“True love is born from understanding.”
“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”
“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.”
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
“Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
“Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all.”
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
“Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.”
“Remember that the only constant in life is change.”
“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.”
“A man asked Lord Buddha “I want happiness.” Lord Buddha said – first remove “I” that’s ego. Then remove “Want” that’s desire. See now you are left with only “Happiness”.”
“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.”
“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.”
“You can only lose what you cling to.”
“The root of suffering is attachment.”
“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”
“When you move your focus from competition to contribution life becomes a celebration. Never try to defeat people, just win their hearts.”
“Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.”
“Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.”
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”
“As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.”
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
“All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.”
“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”
“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”
“Make of yourself a light.”
“Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life, you will have been all of these.”
“The fool who thinks he is wise is just a fool. The fool who knows he is a fool is wise indeed.”
“Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”
“Let yourself be open and life will be easier.”
“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”
“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”
“Craving and desire are the cause of all unhappiness. Everything sooner or later must change, so do not become attached to anything. Instead devote...”
“A jug fills drop by drop.”
“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.”
“Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.”
“A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”
“You throw thorns, falling in my silence they become flowers.”
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