Philosophy Buddha Quotes & Sayings

Just like you can't punish anyone without punishing yourself, you can't love anyone without loving yourself. — Debasish Mridha

I don't teach. I just show them why to learn, what to learn, how to learn, and the ultimate purpose of learning. — Debasish Mridha

Always be excited about your life. Try to find and create beauty in and around you. Give away your love and smiles as much as you can. Be content and happy with what you have. — Debasish Mridha

To find joy in life, it is our responsibility and duty to love and serve others. — Debasish Mridha

I have no words to express my sadness, grief, and frustration. I never thought Bengali people could do such a heinous and atrocious thing. My heart goes out to those innocent victims and their families. — Debasish Mridha

Philosophy is the reflection of reflective mind. — Debasish Mridha

To open a closed door, use kindness as your key. — Debasish Mridha

If you hurt, expect to feel the pain. — Debasish Mridha

Magical morning lights, dreamy sky,
Smiling flowers letting us know summer is opening her eyes — Debasish Mridha

Nothing is hard or simple; it is just in your mindset. — Debasish Mridha

If you have to pray and sacrifice an animal to purify your heart, that is not a prayer. That is pure hatred. — Debasish Mridha

Hindu philosophy was one of the greatest beneficiaries of the advent and the teachings of the Lord Buddha. I revere Buddha as a reformer of not only Hinduism but also the world, who has given all of us a new world view and vision which is critical for the survival of all of us and the entire world. — Narendra Modi

My teaching is not a philosophy. It is the result of direct experience ...
My teaching is a means of practice, not something to hold onto or worship.
My teaching is like a raft used to cross the river.
Only a fool would carry the raft around after he had already reached the other shore of liberation. — Gautama Buddha

Kindness should be a priority for every human being. — Debasish Mridha

Not everyone is violent in a violence infected country or society. In those countries and societies many parents unknowingly teach their children hatred and violence. — Debasish Mridha

When I am in nature, my heart dances with butterflies and sings along with flowers. — Debasish Mridha

Philosophy is the song of conscience and music the of thoughts. — Debasish Mridha

Your attitude towards life will define your altitude of success. — Debasish Mridha

Our education system often teaches us how to conform more than how to wonder and venture. — Debasish Mridha

Good morning is such a beautiful song; it begins the magic of a wonderful day. — Debasish Mridha

The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it. Buddhism remains what it is whatever label you may put on it. The label is immaterial. Even the label 'Buddhism' which we give to the teachings of the Buddha is of little importance. The name one gives is inessential ... In the same way Truth needs no label: it is neither Buddhist, Christian, Hindu nor Moslem. It is not the monopoly of anybody. Sectarian labels are a hindrance to the independent understanding of Truth, and they produce harmful prejudices in men's minds. — Walpola Rahula

True love not only attracts hearts, but it also shines like the sun. — Debasish Mridha

I love the morning sun because it enlightens my heart and teaches me how to love others with an abundance of warmth and kindness. — Debasish Mridha

Everyone burns, as the Buddha says, in their own way. Some burn with anger, some with lust, some with a desire for vengeance, some with fear. But inside us burn many fires, not just one. We are legion, we contain a multitude. — John Dolan

Nothing was ever in tune. People just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, Catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, India, painting, writing, sculpting, composing, conducting, backpacking, yoga, copulating, gambling, drinking, hanging around, frozen yogurt, Beethoven, Back, Buddha, Christ, TM, H, carrot juice, suicide, handmade suits, jet travel, New York City, and then it all evaporated and fell apart. People had to find things to do while waiting to die. I guess it was nice to have a choice. — Charles Bukowski

In order to succeed, we must first dream. Then we must believe in that dream and take action. — Debasish Mridha

Change is inevitable and the ultimate way of life. Change creates new opportunities for new beauties in life. — Debasish Mridha

Love has no ad hoc principle; it is universal. — Debasish Mridha

I shoot with my pen with the bullets of love. — Debasish Mridha

You may slowdown, but time will not wait for you. — Debasish Mridha

Be selfless to find yourself. — Debasish Mridha

Every human being is the author of its own health or disease, — Gautama Buddha

Our job is to make others feel better and to find happiness. It will ultimately make you happy and abundant. — Debasish Mridha

Let prosperity flow into you like the waves of love and kindness that fill your heart and mind. — Debasish Mridha

You are always on the verge of an adventure so dare to find it with true joy. — Debasish Mridha

Let us kill each other with love and kindness - not with hatred and guns. — Debasish Mridha

Never forget to give. If you have nothing to give, then give your love and kindness. — Debasish Mridha

Give everything away. Create an emptiness to fill again and again with love. — Debasish Mridha

The world knows caterpillar becomes butterfly but they don't care that it also becomes a moth. One is diurnal another nocturnal.Human once awakened can change the view to change self from Angulimala to a Buddha — Milarepa

This world is a peaceful stage where we are all villains of this drama and trees are the heroes. — Debasish Mridha

Humanity reveals her inner beauty through the interplay of gratitude, love, and kindness. — Debasish Mridha

Self-respect is nothing but self-confidence. — Debasish Mridha

If you help others to be happy, nobody can steal your happiness. — Debasish Mridha

I want to know the truth to set it free. — Debasish Mridha

My goal is simple - to live simply and to be kind to all. — Debasish Mridha

The more you know, the more you will be able to appreciate the beauty of life and your heart will desire to learn. — Debasish Mridha

At times we will be asked to let go of things that we have always wanted to keep for ourselves, or things that we would never have thought that we would to have to let go of, such as the loss of a loved one or the betrayal of a dear friend. A tree never hesitates to shake off her leaves during fall, and so we must take another lesson given to us by the nature: let go when it is time. Although such losses can be difficult and painful, rise above this suffering. Focus within your mind, the image of the Lotus prospering above mud. We are the lotus; rise above. — Forrest Curran

In my silence and stillness, my soul dances with the ecstasy of life. — Debasish Mridha

Your art is so abstract that I can only see it through my mind's eye and touch it through my heart. — Debasish Mridha

Be a true romantic. Always ruminate about the true beauty of life. — Debasish Mridha

Where the dance of Meera and the silence of Buddha meet, blossoms the true philosophy of Rajneesh. — Amrita Pritam

Your silence holds the mysterious and beautiful secrets of your life. Feel it, love it, adore it, live it, and enjoy it. — Debasish Mridha

Life is not about reality. It is about how you perceive it. — Debasish Mridha

To welcome the present with an open hand and heart, let your past go with appreciation. — Debasish Mridha

Success is more like a character than financial status — Debasish Mridha

A friend is a mirror. You unknowingly see yourself in him or her. — Debasish Mridha

In order to create a positive life, you have to have a positive vision and take creative actions. — Debasish Mridha

There is no greater duty in this world than to serve others with deep compassion and love. — Debasish Mridha

Without an abundance of hope and happiness, it will be difficult to accumulate an abundance of wealth. — Debasish Mridha

According to the Buddha's teaching the beginning of the life-stream of living beings is unthinkable. THe believer in the creation of life by God may be astonished at this reply. But if you were to ask him 'What is the beginning of God?' he would answer without hesitation 'God has no beginning', and he is not astonished at his own reply. — Walpola Rahula

Often we find a friend, not by accident, by unknown inner attraction and synchronicity. — Debasish Mridha

Uniconsciousess is a consciousness and awareness that everything, everyone, every beauty, every life, and every thought arises from the same thing. We are one. We are different expressions of one. — Debasish Mridha

Countless people have attempted to define the absolute power of the world of nature. Some praise it as god, some call it the Buddha, others call it truth. Still others convert nature into a philosophy by which they attempt to sound its deepest truth. Such attempts to define the power of nature are no more than striving to escape its effects. — Koichi Tohei

Start your day by awakening early to welcome the morning sun with a smile, love, and gratitude. — Debasish Mridha

Everyone comes to this world with one great purpose. That is to serve others. — Debasish Mridha

The greatest power that a human possesses is the power of pure love. — Debasish Mridha

In order to get positive results, fill your mind with positive thoughts and take action. — Debasish Mridha

Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think. — Gautama Buddha

A smile is the flower that grows in the garden of the heart to beautify and attract the butterflies of life. — Debasish Mridha

Life is an incredible adventure into the mysterious unknown future. — Debasish Mridha

I have no other religion than kindness. — Debasish Mridha

We often know the truth, but rarely do we follow it. — Debasish Mridha

Always try to live in a wonderful world where the sun is always shining, flowers are always blooming, birds are always singing, and you are always busy with a joyful life. — Debasish Mridha

If life is a business, then you are blessed with an abundance of capital which is your unconditional love. — Debasish Mridha

I am not the human being that you see. I am the light. In my heart, I feel dances of electromagnetic waves of love and spirit. — Debasish Mridha

When a baby is born here on earth, a star is born in the sky. — Debasish Mridha

You are a leader if your vision, mission, and actions inspire others to emulate you or follow your path. — Debasish Mridha

The joy of life is in new creations, new adventures, and new feelings. — Debasish Mridha

The Buddha is like space, with no inherent nature; appearing in the world to benefit the living, his features and refinements are like reflections. — Thomas Cleary

Knowledge is the most essential ingredient of life, and it comes from curiosity. — Debasish Mridha

A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

Such a beautiful smile! It is like spring flowers in the deadness of a white winter. — Debasish Mridha

Life is an opportunity to love and serve. — Debasish Mridha

The meaning of life is life itself. The reward of love is love itself. The joy of the journey is not in the destination but in the journey itself. — Debasish Mridha

I love you every day as if it is Valentine's day. — Debasish Mridha

Friendship is not an obligation or duty. It is a sweet responsibility. — Debasish Mridha

If some people want to believe in Jesus, or Mohammed, or Buddha, or their ancestors, who is to say which is right and which wrong? It seems to me that most of the religions in the world are too dogmatic. They preach the 'live and let live' philosophy, but rarely do they practise it. — Gerald Durrell

If you cannot find and appreciate the beauty of your own thoughts, how can others appreciate you? — Debasish Mridha

Those who look outside can only see an illusion. Those who look inside may see the reality. — Debasish Mridha

If you don't exist, then for you nothing exists. — Debasish Mridha

Buddhism has become for me a philosophy of action and responsibility. It provides a framework of values, ideas, and practices that nurture my ability to create a path in life, to define myself as a person, to act, to take risks, to image things differently, to make art. The more I prize Gotama's teachings free from the matrix of Indian religious thought in which they are entrenched and the more I come to understand how his own life unfolded in the context of his times, the more I discern a template for living that I can apply at this time in this increasingly secular and globalized world. — Stephen Batchelor

There are more treasures hiding in between your ears than can be hidden in the whole earth. — Debasish Mridha

Every memory is precious. It is more precious when it is a memory of a baby's smile. — Debasish Mridha

The new religion without any secrets is philosophy. The old religion, said Aristotle, is necessary only for the uneducated; Confucius, Buddha, Voltaire and Lessing were of the same opinion. — Artur Phleps

I am not apologetic. I don't define or defend my philosophical thoughts. You have to feel them, think about them, imagine them, and then try to understand them. My thoughts are my truths. They may not be your truth, and that is fine with me. — Debasish Mridha

You are a dance of a divine spirit; you just have to realize it. — Debasish Mridha

Often religious education teaches us to conform and creates a psychological prison which is difficult to escape. — Debasish Mridha

The real currency of life is not money but love. Real success comes not from earning but from giving. — Debasish Mridha

If you are truly in love with this world and your life, then you will lose the sense of angst. — Debasish Mridha

being attached to any one philosophy or religion
dwelling on moot differences and wanting to fit in
despite the path all are led Home in time
following an alternative pathway is certainly no crime
Krishna, Buddha, Allah or Zohar Kabbalah
devoted nonviolently, one is led to Nirvana
Hindu Sages, Zen Masters or Christian Mystics
many tongues, but identical truth spoken from their lips
mentioning Self or no-self or God is Father or Mother
according to their culture emphasizing one method or another
allness vs. nothingness, meditation vs. prayer
devotion in practice is all you should care
when Truth reveals itself you're beyond all conception
then not a single man-made word will hold any traction — Jarett Sabirsh