Gautama Buddha Spiritual Quotes — Page 6

Spiritual Teacher

Spiritual

“Dependent Origination is the teaching (that life) is not the mere play of blind chance, but has an existence that is dependent upon conditions. That, precisely with the removal of these conditions, those things that have arisen in dependence upon them-thus also all suffering-must perforce disappear and cease to be.”

Play Teaching Karma

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Gautama Buddha

Spiritual Teacher

Spiritual

“We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything.”

Fall Rain Buddhist

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Spiritual

“As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens.”

Thinking Buddhist

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Spiritual

“Everything changes, nothing remains without change.”

Change Buddhist

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Spiritual

“The poisonous serpent of afflictions is sleeping in your mind; just as if a black viper were asleep in your room. You must use the hook of precepts to quickly remove it. When the sleeping snake is gone, then you can rest at ease.”

Life Sleep Buddhist

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Spiritual

“The deluding passions are inexhaustible. I vow to extinguish them all. The number of beings is endless. I vow to save them all. The Truth cannot be told. I vow to explain it. The Way which cannot be followed is unattainable. I vow to attain it.”

Passion Numbers Unattainable

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Spiritual

“A virtuous man or woman who is determined to develop the Supreme Enlightened Mind, should thus develop it: I have to lead all living beings to put a stop to (reincarnation) and escape (suffering), and when they have been so led, not one of them in fact stops (reincarnating) or escapes suffering. Why? Because, if a Bodhisattva believes in the notion of an ego, a personality, or a living being, he is not a true Bodhisattva.”

Men Believe Buddhist

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Spiritual

“Live contemplating the body through mindfulness. Live contemplating feelings. In this way you will be aware of and control wrong desires.”

Feelings Desire Buddhist

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Spiritual

“Men who are addicted to the passions are like the torch-carrier running against the wind; his hands are sure to be burned.”

Men Running Passion

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Spiritual

“Inflamed by greed, incensed by hate, confused by delusion, overcome by them, obsessed by mind, a man chooses for his own affliction, for others' affliction, for the affliction of both and experiences pain and grief.”

Hate Pain Confused

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Spiritual

“It is not life and wealth and power that enslave men, but the cleaving to life and wealth and power.”

Men Acceptance Wealth

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Spiritual

“Embrace nothing: If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha. If you meet your father, kill your father. Only live your life as it is, Not bound to anything.”

Father Embrace Live Your Life

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Gautama Buddha — Spiritual Quotes

Gautama Buddha Quotes