A place to escape and view positive humanity.
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
This is a simpler way of putting it. If you think having possessions will make you happy. Think again. It is what the possessions make you feel like.
What you have and who you just make it easier. When you feel that you need something to make you happy think about how that something makes you feel then think of another thing that can make you feel that way. Object or not.
The Dalai Lama is an inspiration to many and his quote here is similar to the Buddha’s about not letting others ‘get to you’.
Someone tried to make Buddha angry, but the Buddha would not accept it and therefore never got upset about it. To read the full story follow the link below.
If Someone Doesn’t Accept Your Gift, To Whom Does The Gift Belong?
This quote from the Buddha is a great play on words and I love it!
Some people call Buddha a god but he was just a prince (philosopher) that traveled the land and learned a lot about life then shared what he learned about life to everyone and developed a following.
An unknown fact about Buddha is that he had very strict rules for his followers such as keeping lust under control, etc. You can read more about it on this Wikipedia page entitled, “Buddhism and Sexuality“.
If you get rid of ego and desire all you are left with is happiness and knowing the why behind it makes the happiness last longer.
Here are the three gates the Buddha says you should go through before you speak. I remember another book on Zen that spoke about being very careful and thinking through before you speak. I’m sure it was related to this.
The trouble is that when we get in high emotion we have a tendency of blurting out what is on our mind before answering these three questions and make things worse. It may be tough for you to catch yourself but with practice, it gets easier to catch yourself the next time.
This quote from the Buddha really ties in with the last post that was written that was named “Love Yourself” as well.
In that post by Wayne Dyer it talks about how that if you truly love yourself then the actions of others won’t affect our emotions and to use forgiveness to help do that.
This quote though states that if you truly love yourself you could never hurt another. So combining these two quotes leaves out everything, doesn’t it?
Buddha’s quote says that if you loved yourself you could never hurt another and Wayne Dyer’s quote says that if you loved yourself you could never feel hurt. I thought it was interesting seeing both of these quotes so I will add it below.
This Buddha quote works well if you have a strong will. The pain will come no matter what, but at least you will have the option to decide to suffer or not.
Of course, physical pain will make it harder to stop suffering but at least you can do something about it.
Emotional pain, if you are trained well enough, can have no suffering at all. Think about it. If you went through some pain in your life you carried around with you for a while, maybe even years. But the moment the suffering stopped you felt better about yourself or you made a decision for yourself and you were able to get rid of suffering in a moment. You can choose to end suffering the moment the pain shows up if you want.
This Buddha quote caught my attention because when you attain enlightenment you will either laugh like this or cry when you realize how beautiful everything is.
This is a classic Buddhism quote. This also brings up the discussion of ‘Money is the root of all evil’ vs. ‘The Love of Money is the root of all evil’.
Is it possible to love someone or something without being attached to them or it? Yes, of course, but many people cannot see that fine line.
But if you are attached to someone does that mean that you love them less? No, it means that you love them as their own person and helps releases you from becoming needy and dependant upon someone else for your happiness.
There are many arguments over this quote. Many say that it is true and they are right. Many say that it isn’t true and they are right as well.
This is a quote that copies off of the Three Gates Buddha Quote. “Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?”
I just checked and it looks like I did not have that quote entered into the website yet but know that I have it on here somewhere.
There are some people that if they followed either of these quotes you would hardly hear a peep out of them! Which is good for the rest of us! It is also similar to the quote, “Before you speak, does it improve upon the silence?” That is another quote that I have that has not been entered into this website yet.
Keeping any of these quotes/rules in mind will also help you from accidentally starting an argument, improve efficiency, and generally make the world a better place.
Quick Note: This also reminds me of the Aretha Franklin song think from the Blues Brothers movie.
Thoughts can be your enemy or your friend. It all depends upon how you view life. If you view life in a negative way then your thoughts will do nothing but expand and concentrate on the negative thus becoming your enemy. If you look at the same situation with a positive mind then you will see things differently and see an opportunity, the silver lining in the cloud, etc. and your thoughts will become your friend.
When I read the part, “Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much…’ it made me think of another quote, “A brave man dies once, but a coward dies a thousand times.” When I first heard this quote I didn’t understand it until I was told that a coward thinks about many ways he could die on the battlefield then I understood it. It is the same thing as when someone bullies you they enjoy it at the time and may think about the situation for a short while but if you really let the bullying get to you then you will become angry and think about it for the next 20 years or so. The bully has completely forgotten the incident so why are you still holding onto it 20 years later? That is how you can do more harm to yourself than your enemy ever can.
If you want to read more Buddha Quotes follow this link.