Buddha
Buddha
Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, was an asceticand sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE...
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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.
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What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?
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He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
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To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
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The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest.
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They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma.
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There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.
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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.
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Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.
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Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.
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Fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds.
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You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself.
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Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.