Gautama Buddha

Better than a meaningless story of a thousand words is a single word of deep meaning which, when heard, produces peace.

Buddha

Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.

Buddha

Bring your mind to noble silence. Unify your mind in noble silence. Concentrate your mind in noble silence… Enter into rapture and pleasure born of silence derived of concentration and awareness that is free from thought and fabrication.

Buddha

By defilement of mind, beings are defiled; by purification of mind, beings are purified.

Buddha

By oneself the evil is done, and it is oneself who suffers: by oneself the evil is not done, and by one’s self one becomes pure.

Buddha

By taking these three steps you will get closer to the Gods: First, Say the Truth. Second: Don’t let you get Angry. Third: Give, even though you have so little to give.

Buddha

By your own efforts waken yourself, watch yourself. And live joyfully.

Buddha

Careful amidst the careless, amongst the sleeping wide-awake, the intelligent man leaves them all behind, like a race-horse does a mere hack.

Buddha

Come, live with the doors of the senses guarded, diligent and mindful, vigilant and mindful, with the ways of the mind well watched, possessed of a mind that is awake and observing.

Buddha

Cultivation of meditative stability alone, will not destroy the discrimination of inherent existence. Afflictive emotions can return, making all sorts of disturbances.

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