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“People in the West sometimes have these marvelous visions of India and Tibet. They assume that there are all these sadhus walking around and everybody is breathing enlightenment. Forget it. Don't look at it through rose-colored glasses.”

People Looks Sometimes Forget Vision Buddhism Walking Enlightenment India Assuming Rose West Glasses Breathing Marvelous Forget It Tibet Colored Glass Rose Colored Glasses

Author:Frederick Lenz

“All of us have to ensure that our future generations lead a life of peace, dignity and mutual respect. We need to sow the seeds of a conflict-free world, and in this endeavour, Buddhism and Hinduism have a great contribution.”

World Needs Generations Buddhism Conflict Empowerment Dignity India Seeds Contribution Mutual Our Future Hinduism Future Generation Endeavour Mutual Respect Free World

Author:Narendra Modi

“Buddhism is a heresy on Hinduism. It was Hinduism that did the dirty work for Buddhism, by the time Buddha came along priest-craft was an ancient tradition in India.”

Buddhism Tradition India Ancient Crafts Dirty Priests Hinduism Heresy Dirty Work

Author:Terence McKenna

“Well Buddhism, 'shmoodism', I didn't go to India looking for Buddhism. I was looking for truth, or God, or a better way of life or happiness, fulfillment, meaning, purpose. And a way to become peace in the world and not just fight for peace, as we had in the 60's.”

World Way Wells Purpose Fighting Buddhism India Fulfillment Better Ways

Author:Surya Das

“What I like about Tibetan Buddhism is it was taken to Tibet in the 7th century and then again in the 11th. It has everything that had been collected in India up until that time. And so on all levels, it's so vast.”

Levels Taken Century Buddhism India Tibetan Tibet Tibetan Buddhism

Author:Tenzin Palmo

“If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their origin, Buddhism would be confined to north India, Christianity to a narrow tract in the Middle East and Islam to Arabia.”

Ifs Ideas Would Be Belief Christianity Middle Buddhism India Islam Bounds East Denied Middle East Confined Arabia Validity

Book:Freedom from Fear: And Other Writings

Source: Freedom from Fear: And Other Writings

“Buddha taught kindness towards lower beings; and since then there has not been a sect in India that has not taught charity to all beings, even to animals. This kindness, this mercy, this charity - greater than any doctrine - are what Buddhism left to us.”

Left Animal Kindness Greater Taught Buddhism Mercy India Charity Doctrine Sects

Book:Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind

Source: Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind

“That was my real education in the world - I learned politics, the social and cultural life of India, Hindu tradition and religion, and Buddhism.”

World Real Social Buddhism Tradition India Hinduism Real Education

Author:Satish Kumar

“The Buddhist tenet, "Non-killing is supreme virtue", is very good, but in trying to enforce it upon all by legislation without paying any heed to the capacities of the people at large, Buddhism has brought ruin upon India.”

People Trying Virtue Buddhism Capacity India Killing Very Good Supreme Ruins Buddhist Legislation Heed Ahimsa

Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda