Buddha Teachings – Inspiring Quotes for Inner Peace and Enlightenment

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. – Buddha

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. – Buddha

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. – Buddha

Just as a flower does not pick and choose the bees that gather its nectar, we should not discriminate against others in showing compassion. – Buddha

The mind is everything. What you think, you become. – Buddha

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. – Buddha

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. – 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

Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think. – Buddha

The way is not in the sky, the way is in the heart. – Buddha

Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it. – Buddha

To understand everything is to forgive everything. – Buddha

Buddha Teachings – Inspiring Quotes for Inner Peace and Enlightenment part 2

Hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed. This is the ancient and eternal law. – Buddha

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. – Buddha

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. – Buddha

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. – Buddha

You, yourself, as much as anybody else in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. – Buddha

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. – Buddha

Do not dwell in the past or dream of the future. Only the present moment is real. – 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

The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood. – Buddha

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger. – Buddha

You only lose what you cling to. – Buddha

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. – Buddha

Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. – Buddha

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. – Buddha

The pain is inevitable. The suffering is optional. – Buddha

The mind is everything. What you think, you become. – Buddha

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. – Buddha

Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living. – Buddha

The forest is not eternal, nor is the world. All conditioned things are made up of parts and are bound to decline and perish. – Buddha

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. – Buddha

A jug fills drop by drop. – Buddha

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. – Buddha

Three things cannot be hidden for long: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha

When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. – Buddha

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance. – Buddha

It is ridiculous to think that somebody else can make you happy or unhappy. – Buddha

You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy. – Buddha

Be a lamp unto yourself. Be your own confidence. Hold on to the truth within yourself as to the only truth. – Buddha

The greatest prayer is patience. – Buddha

One who conquers himself is greater than one who conquers a thousand battles. – Buddha

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed. – Buddha

Your task is not to seek for love but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. – Buddha