Buddhist Philosophy Quotes:

Believe nothing, No matter where you read it, Or who has said it, Not even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Inspirational, Success, Atheist, Inspirational Buddhist, Nothing Matters

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Happiness, Happy, Buddhist, Making A Difference In The World, Joy Happiness

We are what we think, and all that we are rises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak and act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Inspirational, Thinking, Mind, Inspirational Buddhist, Spiritual Happiness

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

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Soul Life, Dwell On The Past

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

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Envy, Mind, Doe, Jealous And Envy, Inspirational Buddhist

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

- Confucius

topic: Motivational, Wisdom, Truth, Three Things, Inspirational Buddhist

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Love, Positive, Inspiring, Spiritual Guidance, Kind Deeds

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

- Nhat Hanh

topic: Inspirational, Positive, Happiness, Joy Of Living, Joy To The World

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. If a man speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering will follow him as the wheel of the cart follows the beast that draws the cart. If a man speaks or acts with a pure mind, joy follows him as his own shadow.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Men, Yesterday, Meditation, Inner Happiness, Inner Peace And Happiness

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.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Positive, Inspiring, Death, Inspirational Buddhist, Diligent

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Thank You, Uplifting, Thankful, Joy And Gratitude, I Am Thankful

All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Karma, Buddhist, Attitude, Indian, Inner Happiness

However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Spirituality, Speak, Holy, Inspirational Buddhist, Spiritual Buddhist

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Positive, Dog, Buddhist, Wise Buddhist, Good Dog

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

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Inspiring, Wise, Buddhist, Someone Who Is Dying, Inspirational Buddhist

Concentrate the mind on the present moment.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Life, Buddhist, Buddhism, Soul Life, Dwell On The Past

If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Buddhist, Buddhism, Men, Spiritual Buddhist, Pure Happiness

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

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Positive, Inspiring, Wise, Inspirational Buddhist, Life Is Changing

Believe nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or because you yourselves have imagined 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 conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to and take as your guide.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Teacher, Believe, Doctrine, Wise Buddhist, Good Buddhist

I do a lot of reading on Buddhist philosophy, and a Buddhist nun named Pema Chödrön talks a lot about acceptance. It's one of the main tenets of Buddhism - accepting that what is, is. The root of our suffering is when we just don't want to accept a truth. We want something to be different than it is.

- Sara Bareilles

source: Source: www.glamour.com

topic: Buddhist, Philosophy, Reading, Buddhist Philosophy

I never really wanted to have a Guru, I was more interested in Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and had a psychological background in college, but he had so much love. To be with him, there was nowhere else to be and nothing else to do. Nothing he taught, philosophy or meditation, are the things I went to India to look for, or was interested in, but he sort of jumped into my heart and then pulled, he pried it open.

- Surya Das

source: Source: theindiespiritualist.com

topic: Buddhist, Philosophy, Heart, Much Love, Buddhist Philosophy

I practice Buddhist philosophy and contemplation but I don't know if I'm more of anything.

- Goldie Hawn

source: "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. February 24, 2006.

topic: Buddhist, Philosophy, Practice, Buddhist Philosophy

My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a certain point and to try to force it it's not really forgiveness. It's Buddhist philosophy or something spiritual jargon that you're trying to live up to but you're just using it against yourself as a reason why you're not okay.

- Pema Chodron

topic: Spiritual, Buddhist, Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy

I think it would help if, when people are first ordained, they underwent a period of strict training, maybe for several years. During this time they would learn basic Buddhist philosophy in a monastic community where all the teaching and training was directed toward living a perfect monastic life and wasn't channeled out to fit into the lay life - which is what usually happens in Dharma centers where the teachings are directed toward how to live the Dharma in your everyday life.

- Tenzin Palmo

source: Source: fpmt.org

topic: Buddhist, Philosophy, Teaching, Monastic Life, Buddhist Philosophy

To me this technical acceptation seems not applicable here, where we have to deal with the simplest moral precepts, and not with psychological niceties of Buddhist philosophy.

- Max Muller

source: F. Max Muller (2014). “The Dhammapada and Sutta-Nipata”, p.58, Routledge

topic: Buddhist, Philosophy, Moral, Niceties, Buddhist Philosophy