Inner Wisdom Quotes

Quotes by The Buddha

If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current — how can he help others across? – The Buddha
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The root of suffering is attachment.
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May all beings have happy minds.
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All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
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Heedfulness is the path to the Deathless. Heedlessness is the path to death. The heedful die not. The heedless are as if already dead.
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Conditions fall apart. Persist with diligence.
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In the sky there are no tracks. Outside there is no recluse. There are no conditioned things that are eternal. There is no instability in the Buddhas.
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The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.
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Do not scorn what you have received, nor envy the gains of others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
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Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.
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