Gautam Buddha was born 6th-4th century B.C. Lumbini, near Kapilavastu, Nepal, the founder of Buddhism. Siddhartha, who later became known as "Buddha- or the Enlightened one" was a prince who forsook the comforts of a palace to seek enlightenment. The Buddha is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in world history, and his teachings have affected everything from a variety of other faiths to literature to philosophy, both within India and to the farthest reaches of the western world. Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thick Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, in his book Old Path White Clouds is destined to become classic of religious literature.
Gautam Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautam, Sakyamuni. Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic and sage. On whose teachings Buddhism was found.
Here are some highly Inspirational Teachings that will Enlighten Your Mind!
Here are some highly Inspirational Teachings that will Enlighten Your Mind!
1. Everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you have made. If you want a different result, make a different choice.
2. No one in this world is pure and perfect. If you avoid people for their mistakes, you will be alone in this world. So judge less and love more.
3. There are 4 very important words in life: Love, Honesty, Truth and Respect. Without these in your life, you have nothing.
4. The tongue has no bones, but it is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.
5. The less you worry about what people think, the less complicated your life becomes.
6. Never reply when you are angry. Never make a promise when you are happy. Never make a decision when you are sad.
7. Family is not about blood. It's about who is willing to hold your hand when you need it the most.
8. Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.
9. Silence and Smile are two powerful words. Smile is the way to solve many problems and silence is the way to avoid many problems.
10. You don't need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely.
11. The root of suffering is attachments.
12. There are three solutions to every problems: accept it, change it, or leave it. If you can't accept it, change it. If you can't change it, leave it.
13. Lovely thing to learn from water: Adjust yourself in every situation and in any shape. But most importantly. Find your own way to flow.
14. Be selective in your battles. Sometimes peace is better than being right.
15. Don't trust too much. Don't love too much. Don't hope too much. Because that too much can hurt you so much.
16. To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.
17. Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguided thoughts.
18. Sometimes things that hurt you most, teach you the greatest lesson in life.
19. Don't tell people your plan, show them your result.
20. The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
21. No
matter how educated, talented, rich or cool you believe you are, how you
treat people ultimately tells all. Integrity is everything.
22. HATE: it has caused a lot of problems in this world, but it has not solved one yet.
23. Never
explain yourself to anyone. Because the person who likes you doesn't
need it. And the person who dislikes you won't believe it.
24. The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure.
25. Don't
feel bad if people remember you only when they need you. Feel privileged
that you are like a candle that comes to their mind when there is
darkness.
26. When the wrong people leave your life, the right things start to happen.
27. No
matter how much you stress or abscess about the past or future, you
can't change either one. In the present is where your power lies.
28.
Running away from any problem, only increases the distance from the
solutions. The easiest way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
29. Helping one person might not change the world, but it could change the world for one person.
30. If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.
31. A hungry stomach, an empty pocket and a broken heart can teach the best lessons of life.
30. If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.
31. A hungry stomach, an empty pocket and a broken heart can teach the best lessons of life.
32. Never be a prisnor of your past. It was just a lesson, not a life sentence.
33. When you look for the good in others, you discover the best in your-self.
34. Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
35. Relationship never dies a natural death....they are murdered by ego, attitude and ignorance.
36. Never
regret being a good person to the wrong people. Your behavior says
everything about you, and their behavior says enough about them.
37. Never show your weakness to the world because world is much interested to play with it.
38. Never
change your originality for the sake of others. Because no one can play
your role better than you. So be yourself. You are the best.
39. Do not get upset with people or situations, both are powerless without your reactions.
40. A wise man can always be found alone. A weak man can always be found in a crowd.
41. One of the best lessons, you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.
42. Honest is very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people.
43. Not everyone will understand your journey. That's okay. You're here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.
44. Suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and material goods.
45. Do not follow blindly what or others have to say...Find out for yourself what is true through your own experience.
46. Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think.
47. The
mind is everything. What you think you become. It is a man's own mind,
not his enemy or foe. That lures him to evil ways.
48. The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life.
49. Everyone is trying to find the right person, but no body is trying to be the right person.
50. The result of our actions ( called Karma), whether good or bad affects us both in this life and the next.