Buddha

Have compassion for all beings rich and poor alike, each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.

Deny the passport, throw it away and make a great decision that you will not leave this shore until and unless you have liberated all the human beings.

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

Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

To support mother and father to cherish wife and child and to have a simple livelihood, this is the good luck.

Think not lightly of evil, saying 'It will not come to me.' Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the fool gathering it little by little, fills himself with evil.

One thought leads to heaven, one thought leads to hell.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

One who drinks the nectar of the Good Law lives happily with a tranquil mind. The wise man ever delights in the Dhamma as realized by the Noble Ones.

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick at least we didn't die, so let us all be thankful.

There is having flowers in Spring, breezes in Summer, moon in Autumn, snows in Winter. If there is nothing worrying over you it will be the best seasons at all times.

A wise man recognizing that the world is but an illusion does not act as if it is real so he escapes the suffering.

His success may be great, but be it ever so great the wheel of fortune may turn again and bring him down into the dust.

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

Seeking but not finding the house builder, I traveled through life after life. How painful is repeated birth! House-builders you have now been seen. You will not build the house again.

Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care, for people will hear them and be influenced by them, for good or ill.

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness and benefit.

It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.

If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.

I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me.

This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a shadow, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning.

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears, there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

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.

A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another.

Thousands upon thousands of lights is inferior to a light of heart.

What is the noble truth of suffering? Birth is suffering, ageing is suffering, and sorrow and lamentation, pain, grief and despair are suffering.

Better the man that conquer a thousand-thousand men is the one who conquer one himself.

Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon come out from behind the clouds! Shine!

Nothing ever exists entirely alone, everything is in relation to everything else.

As from a large heap of flowers many garlands and wreaths are made, so by a mortal in this life there is much good work to be done.

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil, all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.

Wish I am free from barriers when I die and Buddha will welcome me from far away.

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.

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

Observe the life by cause and consequence. Explore the life by wisdom. Treat the life by equality. Complete the life by love.

You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.

A man may conquer a million men in battle, but one who conquers himself is indeed the greatest of conquerors.

Thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.

The good shine from afar like the snowy Himalayas. The bad don't appear even when near, like arrows shot into the night.

On a long journey of human life faith is the best of companions, it is the best refreshment on the journey, and it is the greatest property.

Eating meat destroys the attitude of great compassion.

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

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment and for its fruit calm and peace.

Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.

Like a lion without fear of the howling pack, Like a gust of wind ne're trapped in a snare, Like a lotus blossom ne're sprinkled by water, Let me like a unicorn in solitude roam.

A man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others.

All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone, everything is in relation to everything else.

He is not the same nor is he another.

Mankind have love, animals have affection. The harmonious and beautiful world is revealed.

Health is the first benefit. Content is the fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is the first happiness.

To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom and keep our mind strong and clear. Water surrounds the lotus flower, but does not wet its petals.

Through zeal knowledge is gotten through lack of zeal knowledge is lost.

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

Life at home is cramped and dirty, it is difficult to live a spiritual life completely perfect and pure in all its parts while cabinned.

In seperateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength.

He should focus his mind upon that exalted state (nirvana). Having given up all sense pleasures possessing nothing let the wise cleansing the mind from defilements purify the self.

It is within this fathoms-long carcass with its mind and its notions that I declare there is the worl,d the origin of the world, the cessation of the world, and the path leading to the cessation of the world.

The big belly can accommodate all kinds of things. The benevolence is never let a dust behind.

Reverence, humility, contentment, gratitude and hearing the good Dhamma, this is the best good luck

Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

For all mortals birth is suffering, ageing is suffering, sickness is suffering.

Besides the respect of the lives of human beings all the animals and plants should be on the list too. That is the real humanitarianism.

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.

It is nature's law that rivers wind, trees grow wood, and given the opportunity women work iniquity.

Those who, by form, did see me and those who followed me by voice. Wrong the efforts they engaged in those people will not see me.

On life's journey faith is nourishment virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him.

If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

Keeping away from all evil deeds, cultivation of life by doing good deeds, and purification of mind from mental impurities.

All beings are not only the parents in the past. They will become the Buddha in the future. If you free their lives you are the Buddha.

Ambition is like love impatient both of delays and rivals.

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.

This indeed is a safe refuge, it is the refuge supreme. It is the refuge whereby one is freed from all suffering.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

Make a proper investigation first. Proper investigation is good for a well-known person like yourself.

Someone who has set out in the vehicle of a Bodhisattva should decide that `I must lead all the beings to nirvana, into that realm of nirvana which leaves nothing behind'. What is this realm of nirvana which leaves nothing behind?

Let the wise guard their thoughts which are difficult to perceive extremely subtle and wander at will. Thought which is well guarded is the bearer of happiness.

It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west, they originate within one's own mind. Therefore it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled.

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil when one feels tranquil one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings, when one has these feelings and appreciates them one is free of fear.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

Embrace nothing: If you meet the Buddha kill the Buddha. If you meet your father kill your father. Only live your life as it is Not bound to anything.

Buddha is in our hearts Buddha is in our mouths Buddha is in our daily lives.

This existence of ours is as transient as Autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is a flash of lightning in the sky. Rushing by like a torrent down a steep mountain.

Wherever there is possession of marks there is fraud , wherever there is no-possession of no-marks there is no fraud. Hence the Tathagata is to be seen from no-marks as marks.

To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always steadfast in virtue, this is the good luck.

Prefer the afterlife is better than this one. Never let this life is better than next one.

He insulted me, he cheated me, he beat me, he robbed me' - those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

The example of the raft shows dharmas should be treated as provisional as means to an end. The same holds good of emptiness too the negation of dharmas. This corollary has elsewhere been illustrated by the simile of medicine which can heal any ill

It is to see the faults of others but difficult to see once own faults. One shows the faults of others like chaff winnowed in the wind but one conceals one's own faults as a cunning gambler conceals his dice.

It is surprising in the welter of questions that one gets at (languor) how few actually relate to the performance of the company or the decisions taken by the board in particular areas.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all then accept it and live up to it.

My doctrine is not a doctrine but just a vision. I have not given you any set rules, I have not given you a system.

If a man possesses a repentant spirit his sins will disappear, but if he has an unrepentant spirit his sins will continue and condemn him for their sake forever.

Again a different meaning has to be understood.

All acts of living become bad by ten things and by avoiding the ten things they become good. There are three evils of the body, four evils of the tongue and three evils of the mind.

It takes hundred of years sitting together in the same boat. It takes thousand of years sharing the same bed with. It calls : The predestined affinity.

The wise having hearkened to the Good Law become serene like unto a deep calm and crystal-clear lake.

Those whose minds are well fixed upon the elements of enlightenment, who without hankering after anything glory in renunciation, whose biases are extinguished, who are full of light -  they indeed have attained the bliss of nirvana in this very world.

The Buddhas do but tell the way, it is for you to swelter at the task.

You must leave righteous ways behind, not to speak of unrighteous ways.