Sayings of Buddha - June 30, 2015

Overcome the angry of non-anger;
overcome the wicked by goodness;
overcome the mister by generosity;
overcome the liar by truth.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 29, 2015

With good will for the entire cosmos,
cultivate a limitless heart;
above, below and all around,
unobstructed, without hostility or hate.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 28, 2015

If he makes himself as good as he tells others to be,
then he in truth can teach others.
Difficult indeed is self-control.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 27, 2015

The glorious chariots of kinds wear out,
and the body wears out and grows old;
but the virtue of the good never grows old.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 26, 2015

Do not live in the world,
in distraction and false dreams,
outside the dharma.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 25, 2015

One truly is the protector of oneself;
who else could the protector be?
With oneself fully controlled,
one gains a mastery that is hard to gain.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 24, 2015

If a man going down into a river,
swollen and swiftly flowing,
is carried away by the current --
how can he help others across?
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 23, 2015

Just as solid rock is not shaken by the storm,
even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 22, 2015

Nothing brings joy as does a tamed, controlled, attended, and restrained heart.
This heart brings joy.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 21, 2015

Corporeality is transient,
feeling is transient,
perception is transient,
mental formations are transient,
consciouness is transient.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 20, 2015

Do not what is evil.
So what is good.
Keep your mind pure.
This is the teaching.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 19, 2015

Yet the Teaching is simple.
Do what is right.
Be pure.
At the end of the way is freedom.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 18, 2015

Watch the thought and its ways with care,
and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 17, 2015

There is no fire like passion,
there is no shark like hatred,
there is no snare like folly,
there is no torrent like greed.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 16, 2015

Let a man overcome anger by love.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 15, 2015

He who for the sake of happiness hurts others who also want happiness,
shall not hereafter find happiness.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 14, 2015

As the shadow follows the body,
as we think,
so we become.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 13, 2015

Nothing is infallible.
Nothing is binding forever.
Every thing is subject to inquiry and examination.
~Buddha 

Sayings of Buddha - June 12, 2015

Ye must leave righteous ways behind,
not to speak of unrighteous ways.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 11, 2015

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.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 10, 2015

The fool laughs at generosity.
The miser cannot enter Heaven.
But the master finds joy in giving and happiness is his reward.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 9, 2015

The farmer channels water to his land.
The fletcher whittles his arrows.
And the carpenter turns his wood.
So the wise man directs his mind.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 8, 2015

Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 7, 2015

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 6, 2015

It is you who must make the effort.
Masters only point the way.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 5, 2015

Good men and bad men differ radically.
Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them,
but wise men appreciate and are graceful.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 4, 2015

If you are happy at the expense of another man's happiness,
you are forever bound.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 3, 2015

Follow the way of virtue.
Follow the way joyfully through this world and beyond.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 2, 2015

If the traveler cannot find master or friend to go with him,
let him travel alone rather than with a fool for company.
~Buddha

Sayings of Buddha - June 1, 2015

The rain could turn to gold and still your thirst would not be slaked.
Desire is unquenchable or it ends in tears, even in heaven.
~Buddha