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You can only lose what you cling to.

By Buddha

They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma.

By Buddha

You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself.

By Buddha

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

By Buddha

Never in the world does hatred cease by hatred; hatred ceases by love.

By Buddha

Let us live most happily, free from hatred in the midst of the hateful; Let us remain free from hatred in the midst of people who hate. Buddha

By Buddha

Each of us is a god. Each of us knows all. We need only open our minds to hear our own wisdom.

By Buddha

Do not look at the faults of what others have done or not done; observe what you yourself have done or not done.

By Buddha

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

By Buddha

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.

By Buddha

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

By Buddha

This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a shadow, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning.

By Buddha

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.

By Buddha

Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled only by non-hatred -- this is the law of eternal.

By Buddha

A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another.

By Buddha

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.

By Buddha

If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

By Buddha

To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana.

By Buddha

When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.

By Buddha

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?

By Buddha

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

By Buddha

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.

By Buddha

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together.

By Buddha

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 is not to be found anywhere. you yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

By Buddha

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

By Buddha

We are shaped by our thoughts. We become what we think.

By Buddha

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

By Buddha

To keep the body in good health is a duty otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

By Buddha

To keep the body in good health is a duty. . . otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

By Buddha

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.

By Buddha