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Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.
It is easy to see the faults of others... it is hard to see our own.
Do what you do as well as you possibly can. That's Buddhist morality.
Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Do not speak unless you can improve on silence, said a Buddhist sage.
Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
One torch can dissipate the accumulated darkness of a thousand aeons.
Buddhist practice is the grounding for this work, this life, this way.
Ye must leave righteous ways behind, not to speak of unrighteous ways.
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
Complaining is another way of saying to others, YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
Buddha was not a Christian, but Jesus would have made a good Buddhist.
To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana.
I'm a lapsed Buddhist like I'm a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.
Imagine the wisdom to be passed down from the classical Buddhist texts.
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
Shambhala is a Buddhist tradition with its own unique view and approach.
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.
Love is a gift of one's inner most soul to another so both can be whole.
We all have to live together, so we might as well live together happily.
A Buddhist or a good atheist is as acceptable to God as a good Catholic.
There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now.
Unfortunately, however, I have too many desires to make a good Buddhist.
I meditate twice a day. I chant. I lean more towards Buddhist practices.
I follow four dictates: face it, accept it, deal with it, then let it go.
Wherever we go, wherever we remain, the results of our actions follow us.
When I'm a Buddhist my family hates me. When I'm the Buddha they love me.
Continue this practice no matter what happens or what anyone does to you.
It is a feeble compassion that pulls up short where self-interest begins.
Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.
I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian.
Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth.
Whoever doesn't flare up at someone who's angry wins a battle hard to win.
Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.
Sometimes I feel like Leonard Cohen when he went off to become a Buddhist.
Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms.
When wishes are few, the heart is happy. When craving ends, there is peace.
Western Buddhists in many ways are much serious Buddhists than Tibetans are.
Life is dear to all beings, they have the right to live the same that we do.
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
I teach one thing and one only: that is, suffering and the end of suffering.
As a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance
How easy it is to see your brother's faults, How hard it is to face your own.
Our future experiences will be colored by the choices we make in the present.
I always say I'm Catholic in my complications and Buddhist in my aspirations.
A noble person is mindful and thankful for the favors he receives from others.
One of the things that kills Buddhist spiritual life is excessive seriousness.
There have been many Buddhas before me and will be many Buddhas in the future.
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