Buddha Reflection Quotes & Sayings

Philosophy is the reflection of reflective mind. — Debasish Mridha

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again. — Gautama Buddha

The Buddha who stares back at us from the texts will be too much a reflection of ourselves, too little an image of the Enlightened One. — Dalai Lama XIV

You are the world. Everything that you see around you is a reflection of your soul and mind. — Debasish Mridha

THE INNER BUDDHA As Jigme Lingpa said, the moon has all the qualities necessary for its reflection to appear on the surface of a clear lake. If the moon did not have a shape or substance, and if it didn't reflect the light of the sun, it would not be possible for it to appear on the water's surface. Furthermore, the quality of clear water is that it can reflect, and when the moon and the water - two entirely separate entities - are perfectly aligned without any obstruction between them, a reflection of the moon will appear effortlessly, without intention. Similarly, our inner Buddha has qualities that enable it to manifest effortlessly and without intention. When there are no obstacles, the Buddha will reflect spontaneously in sentient beings who have the merit. Some — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

Perceptions, our ways of thinking, and our behavior. It is a question of bringing about a complete reversal of mental habits by reducing emotions in a gradual process of study, reflection, and meditation - in other words, familiarization. That is how we refine the mind and purify it through a training that actualizes its potential. We learn to master the stream of our consciousness, to control the emotional obscurations, without letting ourselves be dominated by them. That is the path toward realization of the absolute nature. Our practice integrates all the aspects and all the various levels of the Buddha's teaching. — Dalai Lama XIV

Oftentimes, the First Noble Truth is misquoted as "All life is suffering," but that is an inaccurate and misleading reflection of the Buddha's insight. He did not teach that life is constant misery, nor that you should expect to feel pain and unhappiness at all times. Rather, he proclaimed that suffering is an unavoidable reality of ordinary human existence that is to be known and responded to wisely. — Ajahn Sumedho

Since everything is a reflection of our minds,everything can be changed by our minds. — Gautama Buddha

The world is a looking glass. It gives back to every man a true reflection of his own thoughts. Rule your mind or it will rule you. — Gautama Buddha

You are nothing but a reflection of your imagination. Be yourself to create a better self. — Debasish Mridha

I will purify my bodily actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my verbal actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my mental actions through repeated reflection. That's how you should train yourself. — Gautama Buddha

Everything aids everything, because all things are a reflection of the Buddha mind, of the mind of Enlightenment. — Frederick Lenz

A smile is a reflection of your dancing heart and your joyful soul. — Debasish Mridha