Quotes about Buddhism

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Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, — Ray Bradbury
Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will wi — Daisaku Ikeda
it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist — Daisaku Ikeda
Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flowe — Daisaku Ikeda
A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation and, further, — Daisaku Ikeda, The Human Revolution
The institutions of human society treat us as parts of a machine. They assign us ranks and place considerable pressure u — Daisaku Ikeda
Searching outside of you is Samsara (the world). Searching within you leads to Nirvana. — Amit Ray, Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style
How aware are we of our own inner life, our spirituality-something so intangible yet so priceless? How much effort do we — Daisaku Ikeda
I like the relaxed way in which the Japanese approach religion. I think of myself as basically a moral person, but I'm d — Dave Barry, Dave Barry Does Japan
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. — Alan W. Watts
You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself. — Alan W. Watts
The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to re — Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment
A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, "Why is there so much suffering?"Suzuki Roshi replied, "No reason. — Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "ZEN Mind, Beginner's Mind"
Too lazy to be ambitious,I let the world take care of itself.Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;a bundle of twigs by the — Ryōkan
Reality is harsh. It can be cruel and ugly. Yet no matter how much we grieve over our environment and circumstances noth — Daisaku Ikeda
The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it. Buddhism — Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded Edition with Texts from Suttas and Dhammapada
When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhu, every moment you are born, decay, and die. — Gautama Buddha
Sitting still is a pain in the ass. — Noah Levine, Against the Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries
My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a certain point and to try to force it it's not — Pema Chödrön
According to the Buddha's teaching the beginning of the life-stream of living beings is unthinkable. THe believer in the — Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded Edition with Texts from Suttas and Dhammapada