I guess even the prettiest things eventually end up stinking. Everything does. We all will die and rot and decay and be reborn as dirt or flowers or worms, or polar bears who will drown because their ice is all melting, or presidents of war-torn coun...
It makes no difference what Christ or Buddha said.
If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.
If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.
Where there are humans, You'll find flies, And Buddhas.
I have been blessed often by Buddha, but equally by America.
A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.
Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.
Life is very simple. Just sometimes put your head away, sometimes behead yourself, sometimes look with no clouds in the eyes - just look. Sometimes sit by the side of a tree - just feel. By the side of a waterfall - listen. Lie down on the beach and ...
Jīvaka, I say that there are three instances in which meat should not be eaten: when it is seen, heard, or suspected [that the living being has been slaughtered for oneself]. I say that meat should not be eaten in these three instances. I say that t...
Here bhikkhus, some misguided men learn the Dhamma–discourses, stanzas, expositions, verses, exclamations, sayings, birth stories, marvels, and answers to questions–but having learned the Dhamma, they do not examine the meaning of those teachings...
First of all, Buddhism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic. If anything at all, it is realistic, for it takes a realistic view of life and the world. It looks at things objectively ( ). It does not falsely lull you into living in a fool's paradise,...
I am moonlighting for the Buddha.
Isn’t the media supposed to keep government responsible?
And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.
Buddha, much like everyone else has good and bad days.
If you are on the Path, and see the Buddha walking toward you, kill him.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
If your compassion does not include yourself,it is incomplete.
