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.
Here are some highly Inspirational Buddha Quotes that will enlighten your mind!
1. Fools wait for a lucky day,
but every day is a lucky day
for an industrious MAN
~ Buddha
2. Do not follow the ideas of others,
but learn to listen to the voice
within yourself.
but learn to listen to the voice
within yourself.
~ Buddha
3. To be IDLE is
A short road to death
A short road to death
And to be diligent is
A way of LIFE
Foolish people are IDLE
Wise people are
DILIGENT.
~ Buddha
4. If with an
Impure MIND
One speaks
Or ACT,
Suffering
Follows
HIM.
~ Buddha
5. YOUR THOUGHTS
BUILD YOUR
LIFE.
LIFE.
~ Buddha
6. THE ROOT
OF SUFFERING IS
OF SUFFERING IS
ATTACHMENT.
~ Buddha
7. Be where you are; otherwise,
you will miss
your life.
~ Buddha
8. Speak well of Others;
not of Their
not of Their
FAULTS.
~ Buddha
9. The WISE man delight in the TRUTHS.
And follows the law of the
AWAKENED.
~ Buddha
10. What we are TODAY comes from
our thoughts of YESTERDAY, and
our present thoughts build our LIFE
of TOMORROW, our LIFE is the
Creation of our MIND.
~ Buddha
11. THE WAY IS NOT IN THE SKY,
THE WAY IS IN THE
HEART.
HEART.
~ Buddha
12. Why do what you will Regret?
Why bring tears upon Yourself?
Do only what you do not Regret:
And fill Yourself
with JOY.
with JOY.
~ Buddha
13. The rain could turn to GOLD
And still, your thirst would not be slaked.
DESIRE is UNQUENCHABLE
Or it ends in TEARS,
Even in HEAVEN.
~ Buddha
14. Until death
There is Nothing
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
~ Buddha
15. An Insincere and
An EVIL friend is more
to be feared than
A WILD beast; A WILD
Beast may wound
Your body, but an
EVIL friend, but an
EVIL friend will
WOUND your
MIND.
~ Buddha
16. Everything that has a beginning,
has an ending. Make your PEACE
with that and all will
Be WELL.
Be WELL.
~ Buddha
17. The whole secret Of existence is
To have NO FEAR. Never fear what will
Because of you. Depend on no one.
Only the moment You reject all help
Are you FREED?
~ Buddha
18. TO
Overcome
One's own self
Overcome
One's own self
IS
Indeed better,
Than to
Conquer OTHERS.
~ Buddha
19. Just as a Candle cannot burn
Without FIRE,
Men cannot live without a
Spiritual LIFE.
~ Buddha
20. SILENCE IS
SOMETIMES THE
BEST ANSWER.
~ Buddha
21. Each Morning we
are born again.
What we do TODAY
Is what matters
MOST.
~ Buddha
22. HATRED does not cease by hatred,
but only by LOVE; this is the
Eternal Rule.
~ Buddha
23. There are two mistakes one can
Make along the road to truth......
Not going all the way, and
Not Starting.
~ Buddha
24. Three Things
Cannot belong
Hidden: The SUN, The
MOON, And The
TRUTH.
~ Buddha
25. HE IS ABLE
WHO THINKS
HE IS ABLE.
~ Buddha
26. No one saves us but ourselves.
No one can and no one may.
We ourselves must walk the
PATH.
~ Buddha
27. You will not be punished for
Your ANGER.
You will be punished by Your
ANGER.
~ Buddha
28. However many
Holy words You read
However many You Speak
What Goodwill they do You
If You do not ACT On
Upon THEM?
~ Buddha
29. HAPPINESS does not depend
On what you have or who you are
It solely relies on what you
THINK.
~ Buddha
30. Know well what
leads you Forward
and what Holds You
back, and Choose
the Path that Leads
to WISDOM.
~ Buddha
31. In the ends, Only Three Things
Matter: How much You Loved,
How gently You Lived, and
How gracefully you let go of
Things no meant for
YOU.
~ Buddha
32. We are Shaped by Our Thoughts
We Become What We Think
When the Mind is Pure
Joy follows like a Shadow
That never Leaves.
~ Buddha
33. It is better to Conquer yourself than
To Win a Thousand Battles. Then the
Victory is Yours. It cannot be taken
From You, not by Angles or by
Demon, Heaven or Hell.
~ Buddha
34. Do not DWELL in the PAST.
Do not DREAM of the FUTURE,
Concentrate the MIND On the
PRESENT Moment.
PRESENT Moment.
~ Buddha
35. HEALTH is the Greatest Gift,
CONTENTMENT the Greatest Wealth,
FAITHFULNESS Best Relations.
~ Buddha
36. The MIND is Everything.
What You Think
You Become.
~ Buddha
37. We are What We Think.
All that We are Arises with our Thoughts
With Our Thoughts, We make the
WORLD.
~ Buddha
38. PEACE comes from Within.
Do not seek it Without.
~ Buddha
39. Let non find Faults with Others,
Let non see the Omissions and
Commissions of Others.
But let one see one's own act,
Done and Undone.
~ Buddha
40. In the Sky, there is no
The distinction of East and West;
People create Distinctions out
of their own Minds and then
Believe them to be
TRUE.
~ Buddha
41. IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU
ARE DOING, YOU WILL BE
SUCCESSFUL.
~ Buddha
42. Better than the Thousand Hollow Words
is one Word that brings
PEACE.
PEACE.
~ Buddha
43. Your worst ENEMY
Cannot harm You
As much as Your
Own Unguarded
Own Unguarded
Thoughts!
~ Buddha
44. No matter How Hard the Past.
You can always begin
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
~ Buddha
45. Believe nothing,
no matter where you read it,
or who has said it, not even if
I had said it unless it agrees
with your own reason
and Your own
common sense.
and Your own
common sense.
~ Buddha
46. Thousands of Candle
Can be lighted from a single Candle
And then LIFE of the Candle
will not be shortened
HAPPINESS never decreases
by being Shared.
~ Buddha
47. If You want to Fly,
Give Up everything
What Weighs You Down.
47. If You want to Fly,
Give Up everything
What Weighs You Down.
~ Buddha
48. It is during our darkest moments
that we must focus
To see the
Light.
48. It is during our darkest moments
that we must focus
To see the
Light.
~ Buddha
49. All that we are is the result
of what we have thought.
What we think
we become.
49. All that we are is the result
of what we have thought.
What we think
we become.
~ Buddha
50. YOU
as much as anyone
in the universe,
deserve your
Love and
Respect.
50. YOU
as much as anyone
in the universe,
deserve your
Love and
Respect.
~ Buddha
51. A Pessimist sees the difficulty
in every Opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity
in every difficulty.
51. A Pessimist sees the difficulty
in every Opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity
in every difficulty.
~ Buddha
52. To enjoy good health.
To bring true happiness
to one's family.
To bring peace to all.
One must first
discipline and control
one's mind.
52. To enjoy good health.
To bring true happiness
to one's family.
To bring peace to all.
One must first
discipline and control
one's mind.
~ Buddha
53. DO NOT LEARN HOW TO
REACT
LEARN HOW
TO
RESPOND.
53. DO NOT LEARN HOW TO
REACT
LEARN HOW
TO
RESPOND.
~ Buddha
54. To keep the
body in good
health is a
duty.....
otherwise we
shall not be
able to keep our
mind strong
and clear.
54. To keep the
body in good
health is a
duty.....
otherwise we
shall not be
able to keep our
mind strong
and clear.
~ Buddha
55. Those who
are free of
resentful
thoughts
surely
find
peace.
55. Those who
are free of
resentful
thoughts
surely
find
peace.
~ Buddha
56. There is no path to
Happiness: Happiness
is the path.
56. There is no path to
Happiness: Happiness
is the path.
~ Buddha
57. If you look to others for
fulfilment, you will never be truly
FULFILLED.
57. If you look to others for
fulfilment, you will never be truly
FULFILLED.
~ Buddha
58. On the long
journey of
human life...
FAITH is
the best of
Companions.
58. On the long
journey of
human life...
FAITH is
the best of
Companions.
~ Buddha
59. Have compassion for all beings,
Rich and poor alike; each has
their suffering. Some suffer too
Much, others too Little.
59. Have compassion for all beings,
Rich and poor alike; each has
their suffering. Some suffer too
Much, others too Little.
~ Buddha
60. The PAST should not be followed after. And the FUTURE no desired.
What is PAST is dead and gone.
And the FUTURE
is yet to come.
60. The PAST should not be followed after. And the FUTURE no desired.
What is PAST is dead and gone.
And the FUTURE
is yet to come.
~ Buddha
61. You have no cause for anything
but gratitude and joy.
61. You have no cause for anything
but gratitude and joy.
~ Buddha
62. You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are
yourself and that person are not to be found anywhere. You Yourself, as much as anybody
in the entire universe deserve
Your love and Affection.
62. You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are
yourself and that person are not to be found anywhere. You Yourself, as much as anybody
in the entire universe deserve
Your love and Affection.
~ Buddha
63. The mind is everything.
What you think
you become.
63. The mind is everything.
What you think
you become.
~ Buddha
64. We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts, we make
the world.
64. We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts, we make
the world.
~ Buddha
65. You must leave righteous
ways behind, not to speak
of unrighteous ways.
65. You must leave righteous
ways behind, not to speak
of unrighteous ways.
~ Buddha
66. With Greatness Overcome Anger.
With Generosity Overcome Meanness.
With Truth Overcome Deceit.
66. With Greatness Overcome Anger.
With Generosity Overcome Meanness.
With Truth Overcome Deceit.
~ Buddha
67. This itself is the whole of the journey.
opening your heart to that
which is lonely.....
67. This itself is the whole of the journey.
opening your heart to that
which is lonely.....
~ Buddha
68. Beware of the anger of the body
Master the body:
Let it serve Truth.
68. Beware of the anger of the body
Master the body:
Let it serve Truth.
~ Buddha
69. Set your heart on doing good
Do it over and over again, and
You will be filled with Joy.
69. Set your heart on doing good
Do it over and over again, and
You will be filled with Joy.
~ Buddha
70. All beings tremble before violence.
All fear death, all love life. See yourself
in others. Then whom can you hurt?
What harm Can you do?
70. All beings tremble before violence.
All fear death, all love life. See yourself
in others. Then whom can you hurt?
What harm Can you do?
~ Buddha
71. Remembering a wrong
is like carrying a burden
on mind.
71. Remembering a wrong
is like carrying a burden
on mind.
~ Buddha
72. I never see what has
been done; I only see
what remains to be
Done.
72. I never see what has
been done; I only see
what remains to be
Done.
~ Buddha
73. An idea that is
developed and
put into action
is more
important than
an idea that
exist as only
an IDEA.
73. An idea that is
developed and
put into action
is more
important than
an idea that
exist as only
an IDEA.
~ Buddha
74. Your vision will become clear
only when you look into your
heart, who looks inside.
74. Your vision will become clear
only when you look into your
heart, who looks inside.
~ Buddha
75. LIVE JOYFULLY,
WITHOUT
DESIRE.
75. LIVE JOYFULLY,
WITHOUT
DESIRE.
~ Buddha
76. Since everything is
a reflection of our
MIND.....
Everything can be changed
by our minds.
76. Since everything is
a reflection of our
MIND.....
Everything can be changed
by our minds.
~ Buddha
77. The fragrance of sandalwood
and rosebay does not travel
far, but the fragrance of virtue
rises to heaven.
77. The fragrance of sandalwood
and rosebay does not travel
far, but the fragrance of virtue
rises to heaven.
~ Buddha
78. YOU ONLY
LOSE WHAT
YOU CLING TO.
78. YOU ONLY
LOSE WHAT
YOU CLING TO.
~ Buddha
79. Do not follow the ideas
of others, but learn to listen to
the voice within yourself!
79. Do not follow the ideas
of others, but learn to listen to
the voice within yourself!
~ Buddha
80. The Tongue, like a sharp knife
Kills without drawing blood.
80. The Tongue, like a sharp knife
Kills without drawing blood.
~ Buddha
81. In Life, you will realize
there is a role for
everyone you meet.
Someone will test you,
some will use you,
some will love you,
and some will teach you.
But the ones who are
truly important are
the ones who bring out
the best in you.
They are the rare
and amazing people
who remind you
why it's worth it!
81. In Life, you will realize
there is a role for
everyone you meet.
Someone will test you,
some will use you,
some will love you,
and some will teach you.
But the ones who are
truly important are
the ones who bring out
the best in you.
They are the rare
and amazing people
who remind you
why it's worth it!
~ Buddha
82. RULE YOUR
MIND OR IT
WILL RULE
YOU.
82. RULE YOUR
MIND OR IT
WILL RULE
YOU.
~ Buddha
83. In life, you will realize
there is a role for
everyone you meet.
Some will test you,
some will use you,
some will love you,
and some will teach you.
But the ones who are
truly important are
the ones who bring out
the best in you.
They are the rare
and amazing people
who remind you
why it's worth it.
83. In life, you will realize
there is a role for
everyone you meet.
Some will test you,
some will use you,
some will love you,
and some will teach you.
But the ones who are
truly important are
the ones who bring out
the best in you.
They are the rare
and amazing people
who remind you
why it's worth it.
~ Buddha
84. Silence the Angry man with LOVE.
Silence the Ill-Nature man with KINDNESS.
Silence the Miser with GENEROSITY.
Silence the Lier with TRUTH.
84. Silence the Angry man with LOVE.
Silence the Ill-Nature man with KINDNESS.
Silence the Miser with GENEROSITY.
Silence the Lier with TRUTH.
~ Buddha
85. If you think
POSITIVELY,
Sound becomes
MUSIC,
Movement
becomes DANCE,
Smile becomes
LAUGHTER,
Mind becomes
MEDITATION.
And Life becomes
A CELEBRATION!
85. If you think
POSITIVELY,
Sound becomes
MUSIC,
Movement
becomes DANCE,
Smile becomes
LAUGHTER,
Mind becomes
MEDITATION.
And Life becomes
A CELEBRATION!
~ Buddha
86. There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people.
It is a poison that disintegrates
friendships and breaks up
Pleasant relations. It is a Thorn that
irritates and hurt; it is a
The sword that Kills.
86. There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people.
It is a poison that disintegrates
friendships and breaks up
Pleasant relations. It is a Thorn that
irritates and hurt; it is a
The sword that Kills.
~ Buddha
87. To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all,
one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all Wisdom and Virtue will naturally
Come to Him.
87. To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all,
one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all Wisdom and Virtue will naturally
Come to Him.
~ Buddha
88. When you realize
how perfect everything is
you will tilt your head back
and laugh at the sky.
88. When you realize
how perfect everything is
you will tilt your head back
and laugh at the sky.
~ Buddha
89. LOVE in the PAST is only a MEMORY.
LOVE in the FUTURE is only a FANTASY.
TRUE LOVE lives in the
Here and Now.
89. LOVE in the PAST is only a MEMORY.
LOVE in the FUTURE is only a FANTASY.
TRUE LOVE lives in the
Here and Now.
~ Buddha
90. Do not pursue the past.
Do not lose yourself in the future.
The past no longer is.
The future has not yet come.
Looking deeply at life as it is
In the very here and now,
The practitioner dwells
Instability and freedom.
We must be diligent today.
To wait until tomorrow is too late.
Death comes unexpectedly.
90. Do not pursue the past.
Do not lose yourself in the future.
The past no longer is.
The future has not yet come.
Looking deeply at life as it is
In the very here and now,
The practitioner dwells
Instability and freedom.
We must be diligent today.
To wait until tomorrow is too late.
Death comes unexpectedly.
~ Buddha
91. We are shaped by our thoughts;
we become what we think when the mind is pure, joy follows Like a shadow
that never leaves.
91. We are shaped by our thoughts;
we become what we think when the mind is pure, joy follows Like a shadow
that never leaves.
~ Buddha
92. Life is an Echo.
What you send out.
Comes back.
What you Sow,
You reap.
What you give,
You Get.
92. Life is an Echo.
What you send out.
Comes back.
What you Sow,
You reap.
What you give,
You Get.
~ Buddha
93. What you see in others.
EXIST IN YOU.
93. What you see in others.
EXIST IN YOU.
~ Buddha
94. When you have control over your thoughts.
You will have control over
your Life.
94. When you have control over your thoughts.
You will have control over
your Life.
~ Buddha
95. Your work is to
discover your world
and then with all your heart
give yourself to it.
95. Your work is to
discover your world
and then with all your heart
give yourself to it.
~ Buddha
96. One is not low because of birth
nor does birth make one holy.
Deeds alone make one low,
deeds alone make one holy.
96. One is not low because of birth
nor does birth make one holy.
Deeds alone make one low,
deeds alone make one holy.
~ Buddha
97. This is my simple religion.
There is no need for temples; no need for
complicated philosophy.Our own brain,
our own heart is our temple,
the philosophy is kindness.
97. This is my simple religion.
There is no need for temples; no need for
complicated philosophy.Our own brain,
our own heart is our temple,
the philosophy is kindness.
~ Buddha
98. Whatever is subject to origination
is all subject to
cessation.
98. Whatever is subject to origination
is all subject to
cessation.
~ Buddha
99. However, many holy words you read, however many you speak, what goodwill
they do you if you do not
act on upon
them?
99. However, many holy words you read, however many you speak, what goodwill
they do you if you do not
act on upon
them?
~ Buddha
100. If you light a lamp for someone else,
It will also Brighten
Your PATH
100. If you light a lamp for someone else,
It will also Brighten
Your PATH
~ Buddha
