Buddhist Beliefs

Buddhism encourages people the world over to find a meaning in their life and there are many Buddhist Quotes which people may have heard of without realizing they originate from Buddhism.

The teachings of Gautam Buddha includes the following quotes:

People who are judgemental; people with opinions just go around bothering each other.

Attitude; Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Anger; You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

Relating to work; To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

Regarding friendship; An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

On Truth; Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Relating to love; You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

In regards to envy; Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

Good Deeds; Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.

Regarding thought; The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Gratitude; Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.

Hatred; Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Buddha quotes also include the following;

Focus; All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

Friendship; An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

Self Discipline; It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

Happiness; Meditation- live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.

Happiness; Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Life; The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Business; Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

Philosophy; We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.

There are many other Buddhist Quotes which may be relevant to you and the way you lead your life.