Here is a collection of the best Buddha quotes on life and
love:
He who experiences the unity of life sees his own self in
all beings and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an
impartial eye.
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.
If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater
one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.
I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn,
unrivalled, secure from attachment, un-decaying and unstained. This condition
is indeed reached by me which is deep, difficult to see, difficult to
understand, tranquil, excellent, beyond the reach of mere logic, subtle, and to
be realized only by the wise.
What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and
our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow. Our life is the creation of
our mind.
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 family is a place where minds come in contact with one
another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a
flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is
like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.
Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words
are both true and kind, they can change our world.
The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the
deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So
watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out
of concern for all beings.
Carpenters bend wood fletchers bend arrows; wise men fashion
themselves.
The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.
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.
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand
battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels
or by demons, heaven or hell.
There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind,
and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When
the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves
ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose
the path that leads to wisdom.
Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery.
Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.
Look within, thou art the Buddha.
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for
people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
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. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to
Enlightenment, and
all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so
the master directs his straying thoughts.
Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not
believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But
whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive
to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe
and cling to, and take it as your guide.
