Inspiration Buddha Purnima Quotes

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

Looking deeply at life as it is in this very moment, the meditator dwells in stability and freedom.

If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.

If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself.

Doubt everything. Find your own light.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.

Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.

Stop, stop. Do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think.

Love is a gift of one’s innermost soul to another so both can be whole.

May all beings have happy minds.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who ensures that the final victory comes.

If you propose to speak always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind?

Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.

What we think, we become.

What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.