Buddha quotes.
Here are some of my favorites:
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.
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.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
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.
The world, indeed, is like a dream and the treasures of the world are an alluring mirage! Like the apparent distances in a picture, things have no reality in themselves, but they are like heat haze.
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.
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.
3 comments:
That quote about anger is so good. It's so true. Even expressing anger seems to hurt the expresser more than the receiver. The truth is it just hurts to be angry.
I haven't found a way around it though. I'm still angry way more often than I'd like.
Hi La Misma! Thanks for visiting again. I also really like the quote about anger, and I know what you mean. When I experience anger, I know I should get rid of it, and yet I don't know how. Holding it in just causes it to build, whereas venting it also causes problems. The best thing would be if we could just let it dissipate, but I have a hard time doing that. Practice I guess.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
This is really good advice that I often have a hard time practicing. But I'm very fortunate to have a close friend who reminds me often. :) Now if I forget, or if I can't hear it, I know where to look to see it.
-Glynis
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