Gautama Buddha

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

~ Buddha

May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May all beings be free from disease and the causes of disease.
May all beings be free from hunger and the causes of hunger.
May all beings be free from violence and the causes of violence.
May all beings be free from fear and the causes of fear.
May all beings be free from worry and the causes of worry.
May all beings be free from sadness and the causes of sadness.
May all beings be free from pride and the causes of pride.
May all beings be free from anger and the causes of anger.
May all beings be free from ignorance and the causes of ignorance.
May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness.
May all beings have peace and the causes of peace.
May all beings realize loving kindness and the causes of loving kindness.

~ Buddha

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.

~ Buddha

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
~ Gautama Buddha

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. 

~ Buddha

The Four Reliances 
First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words; 
Second, rely on the teachings, not on the personality of the teacher; 
Third, rely on real wisdom, not superficial interpretation; 

And fourth, rely on the essence of your pure Wisdom Mind, not on judgmental perceptions.

~ Buddha

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.


~ Buddha

“The thought manifests as the word; 
the word manifests as the deed; 
the deed develops into habit; and habit hardens into character. 
So watch the thought and its ways with care, 
and let it spring from love
born out of concern for all beings.”

~ Buddha

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.


~ Buddha

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. 


~ Buddha 

If You See Yourself In Others, Then Whom Can You Harm?

~ Buddha

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.


~ Buddha