Quotes from Buddhist Teachings
76 passages from Buddhist Teachings, each credited to its author and text. Offered in a spirit of study and reflection.
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Peace & Serenity “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.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Forgiveness & Release “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Anger & Emotions “The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.”
Thich Nhat Hanh · The Miracle of Mindfulness · Buddhist Teachings · Mindfulness & Presence “When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.”
Thich Nhat Hanh · The Miracle of Mindfulness · Buddhist Teachings · Mindfulness & Presence “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Truth & Honesty “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Self-Realization “The root of suffering is attachment.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Detachment & Freedom “A jug fills drop by drop.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Patience & Timing “Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Peace & Serenity “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Anger & Emotions “The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Spiritual Journey “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Love & Compassion “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings “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.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mindfulness & Presence “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Self-Love & Acceptance “The trouble is, you think you have time.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mindfulness & Presence “If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Detachment & Freedom “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Truth & Honesty “The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Spiritual Journey “A jug fills drop by drop.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Patience & Timing “Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Peace & Serenity “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Anger & Emotions “The root of suffering is attachment.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Detachment & Freedom “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Self-Realization “Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Forgiveness & Release “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Forgiveness & Release “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Anger & Emotions “Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Anger & Emotions “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “You are what you think. All that you are arises from your thoughts. With your thoughts you make your world.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Peace & Serenity “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Self-Love & Acceptance “The trouble is, you think you have time.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mindfulness & Presence “If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Detachment & Freedom “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Truth & Honesty “The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Spiritual Journey “A jug fills drop by drop.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Patience & Timing “Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Peace & Serenity “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Anger & Emotions “The root of suffering is attachment.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Detachment & Freedom “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Self-Realization “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings “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.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mindfulness & Presence “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Peace & Serenity “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Self-Love & Acceptance “The trouble is, you think you have time.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mindfulness & Presence “If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Detachment & Freedom “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Truth & Honesty “The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Spiritual Journey “A jug fills drop by drop.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Patience & Timing “Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Peace & Serenity “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Anger & Emotions “The root of suffering is attachment.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Detachment & Freedom “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Self-Realization “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings “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.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mindfulness & Presence “All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Love & Compassion “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Mind & Consciousness “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Self-Love & Acceptance “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 · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Compassion & Service “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Contentment & Gratitude “Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings · Wisdom & Understanding