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Words of Wisdom
Posted: 30 March 2007 12:58 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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I found these words at http://www.ducland.com/quotesbuddha.html

Buddha’s Words

Attachment is the source of all suffering.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence. - Buddha’s last words.

‘He insulted me, he cheated me, he beat me, he robbed me.’ Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

He who never thinks of anything as mine’ does not feel the lack of anything: he is never worried by a sense of loss.

I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment.

If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

Look within, you are the Buddha.

Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.

On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

The man who foolishly does me wrong, I will return to him the protection of my most ungrudging love; and the more evil comes from him, the more good shall go from me.

The Mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.

The point of the teachings is to control your own mind. Restrain your mind from greed, and you will keep your body right, your mind pure and your words faithful. Always thinking of the transiency of your life, you will be able to desist from greed and anger and will be able to avoid all evils.

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

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now.

Thou one man conquers a thousand men, a thousand times in battle, he who conquers himself is the greatest warrior.

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.

To live a single day and hear a good teaching is better than to live a hundred years without knowing such teaching.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

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

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back.

References: Collected from various sources.

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Posted: 30 March 2007 04:38 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Thank you for sharing all of that. Great words to live by, hard way to live.

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”...you’re always in control of your behavior. Sometimes you just control yourself in ways that you later wish you hadn’t.” Aldo Pucci

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Posted: 31 March 2007 10:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Great quotes.  Thanks for sharing.  I especially like this one:

“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”

As someone who has always been skeptical of arguments from authority (ie: “this is true because I say it is true"), I find this particularly relevant.

Cheers,
Julie

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