What are the Best Buddha Quotes on Meditation Spirituality and Happiness?

Given below are some of the best quotes by Lord Buddha on various aspects of life including Meditation, Spirituality and Happiness:

“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”

“True love is born from understanding.”

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.”

“Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.”

“He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.”

“Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

“Happiness is not having a lot. Happiness is giving a lot.”

“A disciplined mind brings happiness.”

“Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think.”

“It is ridiculous to think that somebody else can make you happy or unhappy.”

“There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.”

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

“If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.”

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

“Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.”

“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”

“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”

“Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right things to help you.”

“There isn’t enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle.”

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”

“A jug fills drop by drop.”

“Nothing is permanent.”

“Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”

“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”

“Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.”

“A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.”

“It is better to travel well than to arrive.”

“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”

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

“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”

“If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.”

“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills. ”

“To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear”

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. ”

“In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.”

“Speak or act with an impure mind and trouble will follow you.”

“People with opinions just go around bothering one another.”

“Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.”

“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”

“Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.”

“There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.”

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

“It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”

“All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”

“However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?”

“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”

“If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.”

“In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true strength.”

“Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.”

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. ”

“However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?”

“Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another.”

“The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”

“You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.”

“The root of suffering is attachment.”

“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”

“The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.”

“To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.”

“There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. ”

“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

“If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the universe. You will feel its rhythm. Go with this flow. Happiness lies ahead. Meditation is key.”

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

“Your worst enemy cannot harm you As much as your own thoughts, unguarded. But once mastered, No one can help you as much, Not even your father or your mother.”

“Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.”

“If a man’s thoughts are muddy, If he is reckless and full of deceit, How can he wear the yellow robe? Whoever is master of his own nature, Bright, clear and true, He may indeed wear the yellow robe.”

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”

“What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.”

“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

“Avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.”

“To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome.”

“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”

“The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.”

“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.”

“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”

“The trouble is, you think you have time.”

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

“You only lose what you cling to.”

“I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.”

“Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm.”

“If you knew what I know about the power of giving you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”