From the Dhammapada, verse 227:
“They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.”
–The Buddha
“Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.”
“Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness and benefit” is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Na Tumhaka Sutta of the Samyutta Nikaya.
“Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.” The Buddha. Click To Tweet“The root of suffering is attachment.” The Buddha
This is a saying from the Pali canon, upadhi dukkhassa mūlanti, which means “Attachment is the root of suffering.” So this is a genuine canonical quote.
You’ll find it in this sutta, but translated by Thanissaro as “Acquisition is the root of stress.” His translations are rather idiosyncratic.
In this translation of the same sutta it’s “acquisition is the root of suffering.”
Bhikkhu Bodhi’s translation (not available online, but in The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, page 868) has “attachment is the root of suffering,” although he sometimes has “acquisition” in place of “attachment,” in various repetitions of the phrase.
“The root of suffering is attachment.” The Buddha Click To Tweet“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.”
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Karaniya Metta Sutta:
“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.” Buddha
“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.” Click To Tweet“If they are neither traceable in the Discourses nor verifiable by the Discipline, one must conclude thus: ‘Certainly, this is not the Blessed One’s utterance’“ The Buddha
Without approval and without scorn, but carefully studying the sentences word by word, one should trace them in the Discourses and verify them by the Discipline. If they are neither traceable in the Discourses nor verifiable by the Discipline, one must conclude thus: ‘Certainly, this is not the Blessed One’s utterance; this has been misunderstood by that bhikkhu — or by that community, or by those elders, or by that elder.’ In that way, bhikkhus, you should reject it.
This is from the Mahaparinibbana Sutta.
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“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world…”
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Karaniya Metta Sutta:
“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.” —Buddha Click To Tweet “Radiate boundless love towards the entire world—above, below, and across—unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.”—The Buddha Click To Tweet“A noble one produces an abundance of merit by having a compassionate mind towards all living beings.”
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from John Ireland’s translation of the Itivuttika.
“A noble one produces an abundance of merit by having a compassionate mind towards all living beings.”—The Buddha Click To TweetIf with an uncorrupted mind
He pervades just one being
With loving kindly thoughts,
He makes some merit thereby.But a noble one produces
An abundance of merit
By having a compassionate mind
Towards all living beings.
“It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.” The Buddha
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Cetana Sutta, of the Anguttara Nikaya.
“It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.” —The Buddha Click To Tweet“As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.” The Buddha
This is a genuine Buddha quote.
As a water bead on a lotus leaf,
as water on a red lily,
does not adhere,so the sage
does not adhere
to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.
It’s from the Jara (old age) Sutta of the Sutta Nipata.
In the original Pali this is:
“As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.” The Buddha Click To TweetUdabindu yathāpi pokkhare
Padume vāri yathā na lippati,
Evaṃ muni no palippati
Yadidaṃ diṭṭhasutaṃ mutesu vā.
“Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.”
This is a genuine Buddha quote. It’s from verse 61 of the Dhammapada.
“Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.” The Buddha Click To Tweet