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If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.
In criticizing, the teacher is hoping to teach. That's all.
It is desirable for Buddhist affairs to help civilian rule.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
The eating of meat extinguishes the seed of Great Kindness.
Life is so very difficult. How can we be anything but kind.
Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.
All living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas.
Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them.
To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.
If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.
One person's cult is another person's spiritual organization.
No word matters. But man forgets reality and remembers words.
Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
If one does not remember death, one does not remember Dharma.
If we do not create inner peace, outer peace is not possible.
Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind.
Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise.
Marvelous oriental pace he's got, just like a Buddhist statue.
The worlds originate so that truth may come and dwell therein.
I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.
We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others
I'm not a Buddhist, or a card-carrying member of any religion.
You must take action yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way.
As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens.
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind.
Meat eating and a compassionate religion do not go hand in hand.
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Self-honesty is absolutely necessary in the practice of Buddhism.
If you touch one thing with deep awareness, you touch everything.
Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another.
Don't keep searching for the truth, just let go of your opinions.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.
Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew.
Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration
Buddhists were actually the first cognitive-behavioral therapists.
If you don't see God in the next person you meet, look no further.
Buddhist teachings are not a religion, they are a science of mind.
I used a lot of pancake makeup and a prayer, and a Buddhist chant.
Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned.
Advanced Buddhist Yoga is the art of altering your karmic patterns.
Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration.
No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.
Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.