Buddhism Quotes Flashcards
(16 cards)
Inner Buddha
‘To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature. Your nature is the Buddha.’ *Bodhidharma *
Enlightenment, Nirvana, Peace, Buddha is hard to achieve
“Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.” The Buddha
“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.” – Zen Buddhist Proverb
Metta - loving kindness
“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.” Buddha
First Moral Precept (out of the Five Moral Precepts): Do Not Kill
“One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.” The Buddha [
Meditation
“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance.” – Buddha
Death
“The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.” The Buddha
Suffering
‘…separation from the liked is suffering; not getting what you wish for is suffering’ Sumyutta Nikaya
Buddha’s teaching, suffering and dukkha
‘I teach only two things: suffering and the cessation of suffering’
Buddha, Pali Canon
Anicca
‘All conditioned things are impermanent’ Buddha, Dhammapada
Anatta
‘All things are not-self’ Buddha, Dhammapada
Bodhisattva
‘However innumberable sentient beings are; I vow to save them’
The Four Noble Truths
‘The Four Noble Truths are the very foundation of Buddhist teaching, and that is why they are so important.’
The Dalai Lama
Three Poisons: Greed
‘Greed is a root of what is unskilful’ Pali Canon
Importance of meditation
‘… not until I attain the supreme Englishtenment will I give up the seat of meditation.’ The Buddha, Jataka vol1 p71
Three Jewels (refuges)
‘To the Buddha for refuge I go, To the Dhamma for refuge I go, To the Sangha for refuge I go.’
Dependent arising
‘All events and incidents in life are so intimately linked with the fate of others…’
Tenzin Gyatso
