A dog is not a good dog when it’s only a good barker,
A man is not a good man when he’s only a good talker – Buddha
Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds. – Gautama Buddha
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared
- Gautama Buddha
Words have the power to
both destroy and heal.
When words are both true and kind,
they can change our world.
- Gautama Buddha
On life’s journey
Faith is nourishment,
Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
Wisdom is the light by the day, and
Right mindfulness is the protection by night.
If a man lives a pure life
nothing can destroy him;
if he has conquered greed
nothing can limit his freedom.
- Gautama Buddha
There is no fire like greed,
no crime like hatred,
no sorrow like separation,
no sickness like hunger of heart,
and no joy like the joy of freedom.
Hunger is the greatest affliction,
conditionally the greatest
source of despair.
The wise, seeing this as it is
realize liberation,
the greatest joy.
- Gautama Buddha
Do not simply believe what you hear
just because you have heard it for a long time.
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions,
even though they have been held in honour
for many generations and in diverse places.
Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it.
Do not confirm anything just because it agrees with your scriptures.
Do [...]
First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words;
Second, rely on the teachings, not on the personality of the teacher;
Third, rely on the real wisdom, not superficial interpretation;
Fourth, rely on the essence of your pure Wisdom Mind, not on judgmental perceptions.
- Gautama Buddha
The first Noble Truth, Life is dukkha.
The word ’suffering’ is a narrow definition of the original Pali word, ‘dukkha’.
The word, ‘dukkha’, embraces anything that is temporary (including joyful states). So, life as we know it in this world, includes:
Suffering or pain (dukkha-dukkha)
Impermanence or change (viparinama-dukkha)
Conditioned states (samkhara-dukkha) [1]
The word meant a lot more than the [...]
1. The greatest enemy of a human is himself.
2. The greatest human failing is arrogance.
3. The greatest human stupidity is being untruthful.
4. The greatest human sadness is the feeling of jealousy.
5. The greatest human mistake is not to be true to the best he knows
6. The greatest human sin is being untruthful to himself and [...]
the mind = writer’s mind
In the mind understanding,
Albert Einstein is a scientist of physic, or more than that
Buddha is a scientist of mind and happiness, or more than that
Albert Einstein found the law of energy-mass equivalence, E = mc ^ 2
Buddha found the law of happiness, Law of Cause and Effect
Many did not say anything [...]