11 Thought-Provoking Quotes from Gautama Buddha

Buddha’s teachings will help you understand the world better

Who is Buddha?

The word Buddha means — the enlighted one.

His actual name was Siddhartha Gautama. He was born in an aristocratic family in Lumbini, in 563 BCE. At some point in life, when he understood the futility of this world, he left everything behind and started searching for the truth.

Later, after six years of searching, at the age of 35, Siddhartha found The Truth while meditating under the Bodhi tree and became the Buddha, the enlightened one.

Then he spent the rest of his life teaching others about how to achieve this spiritual state called Nirvana. Thus, he became the founder of Buddhism.

Followers of Buddhism focus on achieving enlightenment(Nirvana)— a state of inner peace and wisdom. They do not acknowledge any supreme God or deity.

Eleven Thought-Provoking Quotes

There are countless thought-provoking and powerful quotes of Buddha that may provide us a clearer understanding of life.

Here, we will have a glance at eleven of those quotes. And I hope it will ignite your minds towards truth and understanding.

1.

As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise, you will miss most of your life.

2.

A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

3.

The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment.

4.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

5.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

6.

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving, and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

7.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

8.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

9.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

10.

The ignorant man is an ox. He grows in size, not in wisdom.

11.

True love is born from understanding.

Listening to Buddha’s teaching is always helpful. It gives you mental peace and guidance. May peace and happiness be with you.

Thank you for spending time here.

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