Inspirational Buddha Quotes And Sayings Find inspiration for living your life with love, peace, and happiness with these quotes that have been attributed to Buddha. “I lost myself trying to please everyone else. Now, I’m losing everyone while I’m finding myself.
Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, was the founder of Buddhism and is considered one of the most important figures in world history. He is known for his teachings on love, life, happiness, and death. Some popular quotes attributed to Buddha include:
- “The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.” ~ Buddha
- “The mind is everything; what you think you become.” ~ Buddha
- “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” ~ Buddha
- “The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.” ~ Buddha
Buddhism, the teachings of the Buddha, emphasizes the importance of understanding the nature of suffering and the path to enlightenment through the elimination of desire and attachment. The Buddha taught that true happiness comes from understanding and accepting the impermanence of all things, including relationships and life itself. He also taught the importance of compassion and loving kindness towards all beings. In terms of death, Buddhism teaches that death is a natural part of the cycle of life and that one’s actions in life will determine one’s future existence. The ultimate goal in Buddhism is to achieve liberation from the cycle of rebirth and attain enlightenment.
Buddha Quotes
#1. The Buddhists say if you meet somebody and your heart pounds, your hands shake, our knees go weak, that’s not the one. When you meet your ‘soul mate‘ you’ll feel calm. No anxiety, no agitation.”
#2. Slow down. Calm down. Don’t worry. Don’t hurry. Trust the process.”
#3. You can’t calm the storm… so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.”
#4. Relax nothing is in control.”
#5. There is no path to happiness is the path.”
#6. Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.”
#7. We often hold a grudge because we don’t want to let the other person off the hook. But who’s really hooked: the one who’s moved on or the one who’s holding on.”
#8. 10 ways to love Listen without interrupting speak without accusing give without sparing pray without ceasing answer without arguing share without pretending to enjoy without complaint trust without wavering forgive without punishing promise without forgetting.”
#9. Be kind to all creatures. This is the true religion.”
#10. Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.”
Inspirational Buddha Quotes
#11. Let it hurt. Let it heal. Let it go.”
#12. Be kind to all creatures; this is the true religion.”
#13. Buddhist quotes: The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the world’s ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that let’s go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.”
#14. Three solutions to every problem: Accept it, change it, and leave it. If you can’t accept it. Change it. If you can’t change it, leave it.”
#15. If you don’t like where you are, move. You are not a tree.”
#16. Never respond to rudeness. When people are rude to you, they reveal who they are, not who you are. Don’t take it personally, be silent.”
#17. Happy people build their inner world. Unhappy people blame their outer world.”
#18. Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.”
#19. Peace.”
#20. Happy people focus on what they have. Unhappy people focus on what’s missing.”
Powerful Buddha Quotes
#21. The buddha ideas: Always love.”
#22. Let no sadness come to this heart. Let no trouble come to these arms. Let no conflict come to these eyes. Let my soul be filled with the blessing of joy and peace.”
#23. Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
#24. Quiet the mind and the soul will speak.”
#25. When thinking about life, remember this: No around of guilt can solve the past, and no amount of anxiety can change the future.”
#26. Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.”
#27. Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.”
#28. Never give up. Great things take time.”
#29. Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you.”
#30. Arguing with a fool proves there are two.”
Buddha Quotes On Life
#31. Everything you need, your courage, strength compassion and love; everything you need is already within you.”
#32. One who knows himself is never disturbed by what others think about him.”
#33. Everything happens for a reason. Don’t question it, trust it.”
#34. There is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself.”
#35. The trouble is, you think you have time.”
#36. Everything- including love, hate, and suffering-needs food to continue. If suffering continues, it’s because we keep feeding our suffering.”
#37. What you think you become.”
#38. Nothing will bring you greater peace than minding your own business.”
#39. If you love someone tell them because hearts are often broken by words left unspoken.”
#40. Relax. You are enough. You do enough. Breathe extra deep, let go, and just live right now in the moment.”
Buddha Quotes On Feelings
#41. Love is nothing without action. Trust is nothing without proof. And sorry is nothing without change.”
#42. What you think you become. What you feel you attract. What you imagine you create.”
#43. Time decides who you meet in life, your heart decides who you want in your life, and your behavior decides who stays in your life.”
#44. Be where you are… otherwise, you will miss your life.”
#45. Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”
#46. If you propose to speak always ask yourself: is it true, is it necessary, is it kind.”
#47. The root of all suffering is an attachment.”
#48. Try not to be a dick.”
#49. The family is not about blood. It’s about who is willing to hold your hand when you need it the most.”
#50. You only live once. False! You live every day. You only die once.”
Buddha Quotes About Self
#51. Accept that you are not important to some people, and move on.”
#52. Who you are is what you have been. Who you will be is what you do now.”
#53. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”
#54. Namaste My soul honors your soul. I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides. I honor the light, love, truth, beauty & peace within you. Because it is also within me. In sharing these things we are united, we are the same, we are one.”
#55. Train your mind to see something good in everything.”
#56. Sensitive people suffer more, but they love more and dream more.”
Inspirational Buddha Quotes Sayings
#57. Change is never painful. Only the resistance to change is painful.”
#58. True love is born from understanding.”
#59. Don’t be in such a rush to figure everything out. Embrace the unknown and let your life surprise you.”
#60. Prove yourself to yourself not others.”
Buddha Quotes Love
#61. Don’t be jealous of anyone. Don’t compete with anyone. Just focus on becoming the best version of yourself.”
#62. Successful people always have two things on their lips. 1. Silence 2.Smile.”
#63. There are three solutions to every problem: Accept it, change it or leave it. If you can’t accept it, change it. If you can’t change it, leave it.”
#64. The mind is not a dustbin to keep anger, hatred, and jealousy. But it is the treasure box to keep, love happiness and sweet memories.”
#65. Seven steps to happiness: 1.Think less, feel more 2.Frown less, smile more 3.Talk less, listen more 4.Judge less, accept more 5.Watch less, do more 6. Complain less, Appreciate more 7. Fearless, love more.”
#66. The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure.”
#67. Healing comes from taking responsibility: to realize that it is you and no one else- that creates your thoughts, your feelings, and your actions.”
#68. All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”
#69. Be where you are; otherwise, you will miss your life.”
#70. The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.”
Buddha Quotes On Karma
#71. What we think, we become.”
#72. Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth, A trusted friend is the best relative, Liberated mind is the greatest bliss.”
#73. If you can’t do anything about it, then let it go. Don’t be a prisoner to things you can’t change.”
#74. There’s no enemy outside our soul. The real enemies live inside us: ANGER, EGO, GREED, and HATE.”
#75. Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
#76. Always wrong persons teach the right lessons of life.”
#77. No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
#78. Rule your mind or it will rule you.”
#79. If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.”
#80. Money is the worst discovery of human life. But it is the most trusted material to test human nature.”
Buddha Quotes On Peace
#81. Every day is a new beginning take a deep breath and start again.”
#82. Give, even if you only have a little.”
#83. Happiness starts with you. Not with your relationships, not with your job, not with your money, but with you.”
#84. What you imagine you create.”
#85. One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.”
#86. Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.”
#87. Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.”
#88. If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.”
#89. Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore.”
#90. If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
Buddha Quotes On Change Yourself
#91. Life is a circle of happiness, sadness, hard times, and good times. If you are going through hard times, have faith that good times are on the way.”
#92. I am not what you think I am. You are what you think I am.”
#93. In life, you will realize there is a role for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you, some will love you, and some will teach you. But the ones who are truly important are the ones who bring out the best in you. They are the rare and amazing people who remind you why it’s worth it.”
#94. Buddhist quotes: The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the world’s ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that let’s go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.”
#95. The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light.”
#96. Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.”
#97. Why addicts do what they do until you heal the wounds of your past, you are going to bleed. You can bandage the bleeding with food, with alcohol, with drugs, with work, with cigarettes, with sex; but eventually, it will all ooze through and stain your life. You must find the strength to open the wounds, stick your hands inside, pull out the core of the pain that is holding you in your past, the memories, and make peace with them.”
#98. Do not learn how to react. Learn how to respond.”
#99. One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.”
#100. Most humans are never fully present in the now because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now.”
Gautama Buddha was an Indian sage who founded Buddhism. He was born in what is now Nepal, around the 5th century BCE. He is believed to have achieved enlightenment through meditation, and his teachings focus on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. He is venerated by millions of Buddhists worldwide.
In honor of his teachings, we rounded up the most powerful quotes from Buddha and those inspired by his teachings about life, love, peace, and happiness. We also encourage you to learn more about Buddha and Buddhism through The Buddhist Society.