The Buddha (563 BCE–483 BCE), born Siddhārtha Gautama in Lumbini, Nepal, was a spiritual teacher whose timeless wisdom continues to inspire. Born into royalty, he renounced his privileged life at 29 to seek the truth and overcome suffering. Under the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India, he attained enlightenment, offering a path to compassion, mindfulness, and peace. In this article, we explore some of the Buddha’s most inspiring quotes, words that guide us toward clarity, harmony, and deeper purpose.
Buddha Quotes On Life
Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.
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Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth.
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A disciplined mind brings happiness.
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Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!
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As I am, so are they; as they are, so am I. Comparing others with oneself, do not kill nor cause others to kill.
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A noble one produces an abundance of merit by having a compassionate mind towards all living beings.
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I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me.
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All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.
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A wise person should be urgently moved on occasions that make for urgency.
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Give, even if you only have a little.
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Whoever doesn’t flare up at someone who’s angry wins a battle hard to win.
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They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.
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The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.
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The root of suffering is attachment.
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Perspective Buddha Quotes
Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.
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Some do not understand that we must die, but those who do realize this settle their quarrels.
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Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
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The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is right, not unrighteous; third, what’s pleasing, not displeasing; fourth, what is true, not false.
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To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation, this is the greatest blessing.
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When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.
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We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by loving kindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it.
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It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.
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Meditate … do not delay, lest you later regret it.
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One should train in deeds of merit, generosity, a balanced life, developing a loving mind, that yield long-lasting happiness.
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Meaningful Buddha Quotes
Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.
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Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.
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Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.
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If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.
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See them, floundering in their sense of mine, like fish in the puddles of a dried-up stream, and, seeing this, live with no mine, not forming attachment to states of becoming.
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In whom there is no sympathy for living beings: know him as an outcast.
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Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.
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Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, upon hearing which one attains peace.
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To support mother and father, to cherish partner and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation, this is the greatest blessing.
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Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.
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Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.
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There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.
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Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.
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The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of limitless range.
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Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing.
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Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.
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Spiritual Buddha Quotes
Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is Awakened.
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Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one’s own acts, done and undone.
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May all beings have happy minds.
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Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.
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Over there are the roots of trees; over there, empty dwellings. Practice meditation, monks. Don’t be heedless.
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Radiate boundless love towards the entire world, above, below, and across, unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.
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Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.
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Let all-embracing thoughts for all beings be yours.
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Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
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One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.
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