"You are as the yellow leaf.The messengers of death are at hand.You are to travel far away.What will you take with you?You are the lampTo lighten the w...












Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.
More Gautama Buddha quotes
"Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.]
"Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.
"Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it
"May all that have life be delivered from suffering
"To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana.
"Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.
"The Gift of Truth excels all other Gifts.
"Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods.
"When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhu, every moment you are born, decay, and die.
"What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctr...
"Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.
"To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.
"Subhuti, someone might fill innumerable worlds with the seven treasures and give all away in gifts of alms, but if any good man or any good woman awak...
"Through the round of many births I roamed without reward, without rest, seeking the house-builder. Painful is birth again & again.House-builder, you'r...