2006-07-16 05:25:57 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hear o Bikkhus, what i have thought you is but a grasp of leaves in my hands, what is left untaught(for you to discover) is like the leaves in the forest. Lord Buddha to the congregation of monks on the Dhamma (His teachings)
2006-07-27 17:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like a fine flower beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them (Buddah)
Those who really seek the path to enlightenment dictate terms to their mind, They then proceed with strong determination. (Buddah)
Better than a thousand pointless words is one saying to the point on hearing which one finds peace. (Buddah)
Be urgent in God; hold your thoughts off evil when one is slack in doing good the mind delights in evil. (Buddah)
Though you were to live a hundred years without wisdom and with mind unstilled by meditation the life of a single day is better if one is wise and practices meditation. (Buddah)
All fear violence, all are afraid of death, seeing the similarities to oneself, one should not use violence or have it used. (Buddah)
Like a coward driving cows off to the fields so old age and death take away the years from the living. (Buddah)
Foolish people indulge in careless lives whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possesion. (Buddah)
2006-07-16 13:46:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love, peace and nonviolence is the only big and true religion. This is message of Buddha.
2006-07-16 12:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by lover of beauty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pursuit of desire is the source of evil. Let go of your desire for selfish things and serve the world by example.
2006-07-16 12:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Fool that thinks that he is wise, is a real fool; fool that knows that he is a fool is wise at least in that"
"Do good, avoid bad, purify your mind"
" it is true my friend, that I preach anihilation but only anihilation of greed, hatred and lust but never anihilation of forgiveness, selflesness and goodness"
"One can defeat thousands of enemies in the battlefield but the victor that has succeed in defeating his evil mind is greatest hero"
2006-07-16 12:33:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
it's not from Buddha, but it is still wise...
2006-07-16 12:29:55 · answer #6 · answered by clovisfleischhund 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite is:
"Believe ye not these words lest these words be heard only with thine ears"
Changed my life.
2006-07-16 12:28:52 · answer #7 · answered by bonzo the tap dancing chimp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddha is a shitstick
2006-07-16 12:29:50 · answer #8 · answered by armycountryside 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This webpage is filled with Buddha quotes
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha
My favorite one is "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. "
2006-07-16 12:40:40 · answer #9 · answered by avik_d2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Desire (expectation) is the root cause of unhappiness (suffering)
2006-07-16 12:28:45 · answer #10 · answered by harish_usa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋