Meaningful Buddha Quotes

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

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

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

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and common sense.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

To keep the body in good health is a duty. Otherwise, we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

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

You only lose what you cling to.

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

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.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

In the end, these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

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.

Meaningful Buddha Quotes part 2

Every morning we are born again. What we do today matters most.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.

There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life.

Do not be afraid of change. It is necessary to evolve, to grow, and to live fully.

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

Pain is certain, suffering is optional.

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.

The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make one.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

Let go of fear and embrace love.

The root of suffering is attachment.

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

You are never alone, for I am always with you.

Happiness is not having a lot. Happiness is giving a lot.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Let your light shine. The world needs it now more than ever.

The greatest gift you can give someone is your presence.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

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.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow, that never leaves.