It is widely agreed upon that Buddha was one of the most influential people to have ever lived. His life and his teachings have touched the lives of millions around the world for centuries.
These 39 Buddha quotes about life will help to keep you motivated whenever you need a boost, with a focus on love, peace, and gratitude.
10 Facts About Buddha
–Born as Siddhartha Gautama around 600 B.C., Buddha is considered the founder of Buddhism. He was a teacher, philosopher, and spiritual leader.
–His name means ‘one who is awakened’ or ‘the enlightened one’.
–He was born a wealthy prince, son of the ruler of the Shakya clan. His mother died seven days after his birth.
–His father built an opulent palace for him to live in to protect him from the outside world.
–Legend says he married Princess Yasodhara at age 16. The couple had a son early on in their marriage.
–Because he was sheltered for so many years, when he finally ventured beyond the palace walls and out into the world, he was faced with the realities of life, such as aging, frailty, suffering, and death.
–He left his palace at age 29 to explore the world and take a more spiritual path.
–After meditating alone under the Bodhi tree, he saw answers to the questions of suffering, and traveled the world for the remainder of his life preaching the Dharma, the name given to his teaching.
–He is depicted as round and plump, though that is not what he looked like. In the east, he appeared this way as a symbol of happiness.
39 Buddha Quotes About Life, Love & Peace
“If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.”
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
“One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.”
“True love is born from understanding.”
“She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.”
“Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.”
“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.”
“The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
“Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well-spoken words: this is good luck.”
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
“The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest.”
“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.”
“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.”
“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”
“Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“Love is a gift of one’s innermost soul to another so both can be whole.”
“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”
“One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.”
“Our life is shaped by our mind. We become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”
“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.”
“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”
“Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”
“Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.”
“In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true strength.”
“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”
“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”
“Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.”
“There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.”
“Life is so very hard. How can we be anything but kind?”
“Live every act fully, as if it were your last.”
“Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.”
“Everything in moderation, including moderation.”
If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.”
“The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men.”
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”
We hope that these Buddha quotes about life will help to keep you focused on your own path to enlightenment.
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