Home / Quotes / Quote by Gautama Buddha

Quote by Gautama Buddha

“The poisonous serpent of afflictions is sleeping in your mind; just as if a black viper were asleep in your room. You must use the hook of precepts to quickly remove it. When the sleeping snake is gone, then you can rest at ease.”

Quote by Gautama Buddha

Author

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. more

You May Also Like

“Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.”

Knows Men May Wisdom Lost Grows Loss Path Losing Gains Buddhist Zeal Gains And Losses

Book:The Dhammapada

Source: The Dhammapada

“Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup.”

Men Life Understanding Wise Fool Buddhist Associates Soup Flavor Dharma Spoons

Author:Gautama Buddha

“From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear.”

Fear Sorrow Arise Buddhist No Fear Craving

Author:Gautama Buddha

“The hunger of passions is the greatest disease.”

Passion Disease Hunger Buddhist

Author:Gautama Buddha

“There is no satisfying the senses, not even with a shower of money. "The senses are of slight pleasure and really suffering." When a wise man has realised this, he takes no pleasure, as a disciple of the Buddhas, even in the pleasures of heaven. Instead he takes pleasure in the elimination of craving.”

Men Suffering Heaven Pleasure Money Wise Senses Buddhist Satisfying Showers Disciple Craving Realised Elimination

Author:Gautama Buddha

“When one is overcome by this wretched, clinging desire in the world, one's sorrows increase like grass growing up after a lot of rain.”

World Desire Growing Up Growing Sorrow Rain Overcoming Increase Buddhist Grass Wretched Clinging Grass Growing

Author:Gautama Buddha

“Just as the bee takes the nectar and leaves without damaging the color or scent of the flowers, so should the sage act in a village.”

Should Justice Color Flower Buddhist Village Bees Scent Sage Nectar

Author:Gautama Buddha

“When you read a novel, your own imagery is the most important. It's what makes reading such a wonderful thing.”

Important Reading Novel Wonderful Wonderful Things Imagery

Author:Daniel Craig

“I have the True Dharma Eye, the Marvelous Mind of Nirvana, the True Form of the Formless, and the Subtle Dharma Gate, independent of words and transmitted beyond doctrine. This I have entrusted to Mahakashyapa.”

Mind Eye Form Independent Doctrine Buddhist Subtle Gates Marvelous Dharma

Author:Gautama Buddha

“Do not speak harshly to any one; those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry speech is painful: blows for blows will touch thee.”

Way Pain Speak Answers Speech Angry Blow Painful Buddhist Thee

Book:The Dhammapada

Source: The Dhammapada