Buddha Quotes to Inspire Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose in life.” ― Buddha

“Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself.” ― Buddha

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” ― Buddha

“To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.” ― Buddha

“Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.” ― Buddha

“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.” ― Buddha

“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.” ― Buddha

“The root of suffering is attachment.” ― Buddha

“Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.” ― Buddha

“People with opinions just go around bothering each other.” ― Buddha

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” ― Budhha

“Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline have one taste, the taste of liberation.” ― Budhha

“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.” ― Buddha

“Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.” ― Buddha

“Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.” ― Buddha

“Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is Awakened.” ― Buddha

“May all beings have happy minds.” ― Buddha

“Born out of concern for all beings.” ― Buddha

“I am the miracle.” ― Buddha

“A jug fills drop by drop.” ― Buddha

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.” ― Buddha

“The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.” ― Buddha

“A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another.” ― Buddha

“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.” ― Buddha

“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” ― Buddha

“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.” ― Buddha

“The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.” ― Buddha

“A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.” ― Buddha

“If we destroy something around us we destroy ourselves. If we cheat another, we cheat ourselves.” ― Buddha

“Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.” ― Buddha

“Doubt everything. Find your own light.” ― Buddha

“A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.” ― Buddha

“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.” ― Buddha

“One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world.” ― Buddha

“She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.” ― Buddha

“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.” ― Buddha

“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” ― Buddha

“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.” ― Buddha

“Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.” ― Buddha

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” ― Buddha

“Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.” ― Buddha

“One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.” ― Buddha

“Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well-spoken words: this is good luck.” ― Buddha

“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so, let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.” ― Buddha

“In whom there is no sympathy for living beings: know him as an outcast.” ― Buddha

“Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox.” ― Buddha

“There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.” ― Buddha

“A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated — this is the greatest blessing.” ― Buddha

“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.” ― Buddha

“You are a seeker. Delight in the mastery of your hands and your feet, of your words and your thoughts.” ― Buddha