Life changing quotes by Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, was a spiritual teacher who lived in ancient India. He was the founder of Buddhism, one of the major religions in the world. Born as a prince in the Shakya clan of the Himalayan foothills in Nepal in 563 BCE, he was raised in luxury and shielded from the harsh realities of life.
However, at the age of 29, he decided to leave behind his life of privilege and embark on a spiritual quest to find the truth of human suffering and the path to liberation.
Here are some life changing quotes by Gautam buddha.
1. "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
2. "The mind is everything. What you think you become."
3. "In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you."
4. "All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become."
5. "Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
6. "There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path."
7. "The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
8. "Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful."
9. "You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger."
10. "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."
11. "Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship."
12. "The trouble is, you think you have time."
13. "The root of suffering is attachment."
14. "A jug fills drop by drop."
15. "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
16. "In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true."
17. "Happiness never decreases by being shared."
18. "Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life."
19. "Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."
20. "The greatest prayer is patience."