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Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama or the Buddha, was a spiritual leader and the founder of Buddhism. Born in the 6th century BC in the region of Lumbini, Nepal, he renounced his princely life to seek enlightenment. His teachings, emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, have profoundly influenced the lives of millions around the world.

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Famous Gautama Buddha Quotes

“A fool thinks it like honey so long as the bad deed does not bear fruit, but when it does bear fruit he experiences suffering.”

Thinking Long Doe Suffering Fool Bears Fruit Deeds Buddhist Honey

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“Understand the suffering of worldly existence. Abandon its causes of ignorance and selfishness. Practice the path of meditation and compassion. Awaken from suffering within Great Peace.”

Suffering Causes Existence Compassion Practice Path Meditation Ignorance Selfishness Abandon Worldly

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“Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form.”

Ifs Mind Form Suffering Speak Meditation Pure Shadow Wheels Footsteps

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“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind. If a man speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering will follow him as the wheel of the cart follows the beast that draws the cart. If a man speaks or acts with a pure mind, joy follows him as his own shadow.”

Ifs Men Mind Today Life Is Joy Suffering Speak Our Lives Meditation Creation Tomorrow Pure Draws Shadow Yesterday Beast Wheels Our Thoughts Carts

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“Attachment is the source of all suffering.”

Suffering Source Grieving Attachment

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“Mind precedes all phenomena, mind matters most, everything is mind-made. If with an impure mind, you speak or act, then suffering follows you as the cartwheel follows the foot of the draft animal. If with a pure mind, you speak or act, then happiness follows you as a shadow that never departs”

Ifs Mind Made Matter Inspiration Suffering Speak Animal Feet Pure Shadow Cartwheels

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“I teach about suffering and the way to end it”

Way Ends Suffering Teach

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“The holy man is beyond time, he does not depend on any view nor subscribe to any sect; all current theories he understands, but he remains unattached to any of them.”

Men Doe Suffering Views Theory Depends Holy Remains Currents Sects Holy Man

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“Your suffering is my suffering and your happiness is my happiness.”

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“Do not think lightly of good, that nothing will come of it. A whole water pot will fill up from dripping drops of water.”

Thinking Whole Suffering Water Pot Dripping Drop Of Water

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“As solid rock remains unmoved by the wind, so the wise remain unmoved by blame and praise.”

Suffering Wise Rocks Wind Praise Blame Remains

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“To stop suffering, stop greediness. Greediness is a source of suffering.”

Suffering Source Greediness

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“Silence is an empty space, space is the home of the awakened mind.”

Mind Home Suffering Space Silence Empty Silence Is Awakened Empty Space

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“What's done to the children is done to society.”

Children Done Suffering

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“Thoughtfulness is the way to deathlessness, thoughtlessness the way to death. The thoughtful do not die: the thoughtless are as if dead already.”

Ifs Way Suffering Dies Thoughtful Thoughtfulness Thoughtlessness

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“One should strive to understand what underlies sufferings and diseases - and aim for health and well-being while gaining in the Path.”

Should Wells Suffering Path Meditation Disease Aim Strive Well Being

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“An unreflective mind is a poor roof. Passion, like the rain, floods the house. But if the roof is strong, there is shelter. Whoever follows impure thoughts Suffers in this world and the next. In both worlds he suffers And how greatly.”

Ifs World Mind Suffering Passion Next House Strong Poor Meditation This World Rain Shelter Flood Roof Impure Thoughts

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“Kindnessis giving others happiness.Compassionis removing others' bitterness.Joyis freeing others from suffering.”

Giving Suffering Compassion Bitterness Others Happiness

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“Just as a tree, though cut down, sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm, even so, until the craving that lies dormant is rooted out, suffering springs up again and again.”

Ifs Lying Suffering Cutting Tree Spring Roots Firm Rooted Again And Again Craving Dormant Sprouts

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“Pain is certain, suffering is optional.”

Pain Certain Suffering Optional

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“Attachment leads to suffering.”

Suffering Buddhist Attachment

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“Through countless births in the cycle of existence I have run, not finding although seeking the builder of this house; and again and again I faced the suffering of new birth. Oh housebuilder! Now you are seen. You shall not build a house again for me. All your beams are broken, the ridgepole is shattered. The mind has become freed from conditioning: the end of craving has been reached.”

Mind Has Beens Ends Running Suffering House Existence Broken Birth Findings Seeking Buddhist Cycles Again And Again Craving Conditioning Shattered Beam Builder

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“It is more important to prevent animal suffering, rather than sit to contemplate the evils of the universe praying in the company of priests.”

Important Suffering Universe Evil Animal Company Praying Priests Vegetarian Vegan Contemplating Animal Suffering

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“May all sentient beings be happy and free of suffering.”

May Suffering Insightful Sentient Beings

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“Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away. Before sorrow befalls you. Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, And you will be filled with joy. A fool is happy Until his mischief turns against him. And a good man may suffer Until his goodness flowers. Do not make light of your failings, Saying, 'What are they to me?' A jug fills drop by drop.”

Ifs Men Mind Heart May Light Joy Suffering Turns Meditation Failing Flower Fool Sorrow Goodness Filled Good Man Again And Again Doing Good Mischief Jugs

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“Pain in life is inevitable but suffering is not. Pain is what the world does to you, suffering is what you do to yourself [by the way you think about the 'pain' you receive]. Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. [You can always be grateful that the pain is not worse in quality, quantity, frequency, duration, etc]”

Thinking World Way Doe Pain Life Is Suffering Quality Gratitude Grateful Inevitable Etc Quantity Be Grateful Frequency Duration Optional Pain In Life

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“Suffering is wishing things were other than they are.”

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“Those who recognize the existence of suffering, its cause, its remedy, and its cessation, have fathomed the four noble truths. They will walk in the right path.”

Suffering Causes Walks Existence Path Four Noble Remedy Right Path

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About the Author

Born: 567 BC
Died: 484 BC
Known for: Founding Figure
Quotes: 1183

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