Gautama Buddha — Spiritual Quotes

182 quotes · Spiritual Teacher

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Gautama Buddha Quotes

All Philosophical Spiritual Grateful Wise Calm 182 quotes · page 5 of 16

Gautama Buddha

Spiritual Teacher

Spiritual

“Be your own lamps. Be your own shelters. Hang on to the truth as a lamp. Hang on to the truth as a refuge.”

Lamps Shelter Refuge

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Gautama Buddha

Spiritual Teacher

Spiritual

“In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation.”

House Rain Buddhist

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Spiritual

“Make of yourself a light.”

Light

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Spiritual

“To meditate is to listen with a receptive heart.”

Heart Spiritual

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Spiritual

“Do not interrogate silence because silence is mute; do not expect anything from the gods, nor should you try to bribe them with gifts, because it is in ourselves that we must look for liberation.”

Trying Looks Silence

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Spiritual

“Confusion conditions activity, which conditions consciousness, which conditions embodied personality, which conditions sensory experiences, which conditions impact, which conditions mood, which conditions craving, which conditions clinging, which conditions becoming, which conditions birth, which conditions aging and death.”

Personality Impact Confusion

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Spiritual

“Speak the truth. Give whatever you can. Never be angry. These three steps will lead you Into the presence of the gods.”

Giving Three Truth

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Spiritual

“Whatsoever misfortunes there are Here in this world or in the next, They all have their root in Ignorance And in the accumulation of Longing and Desire.”

Desire Ignorance Roots

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Spiritual

“Come, live with the doors of the senses guarded, diligent and mindful, vigilant and mindful, with the ways of the mind well watched, possessed of a mind that is awake and observing.”

Mind Doors Buddhist

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Spiritual

“Do not carry with you your mistakes. Do not carry your cares. Travel on alone. Like an elephant in the forest.”

Mistake Care Elephants

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Spiritual

“With his mind free from the inflow of thoughts and from restlessness, by abandoning both good and evil, an alert man knows no fear.”

Men Evil Buddhist

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Spiritual

“Be a lamp unto yourselves! Work out your liberation with diligence! Fill your mind with compassion!”

Compassion Work Out Independence

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