This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Samyutta Nikaya.
“I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me.” The Buddha
“Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!” The Buddha
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from The Dhammapada.
“Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!” The Buddha
“Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.” The Buddha
This striking verse is found in the Magandiya Suta in the Sutta Nipata, which is generally held to be one of the oldest texts in the Pali canon.
Bhikkhu Thanissaro translates this as:
“Those who grasp at perceptions and views
go about butting their heads in the world.”
Fausböll, a 19th century pioneer translator, has:
“But those who grasped after marks and philosophical views, they wander about in the world annoying people.”
Suttas.net has:
“Those attached to the notion ‘I am’ and to views
Roam the world offending people.”
The translator notes that “I am” is not in the quotation, but that its inclusion is warranted by material nearby.
The original Pali is:
Saññaca diṭṭhiñca ye aggahesuṃ
Te ghaṭṭayantā vicaranti loketi.
My rendition would be:
Those who cling to perceptions (saññā) and views (diṭṭhi)
Wander (vicarati) the world offending (ghaṭṭeti) people.
[Added later: Bhikkhu Varado’s translation, which I just discovered, is almost identical to mine: “Those attached to perception and views / roam the world offending people.”]
“Let all-embracing thoughts for all beings be yours.” The Buddha
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures.
Just as with her own life
A mother shields from hurt
Her own son, her only child,
Let all-embracing thoughts
For all beings be yours.
It’s from the Metta Sutta.
“Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.”
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Sutta Nipata.
“Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.”
“Speak only endearing speech … Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.” Buddha
“If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.”
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Dhammapada:
“If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.” The Buddha
“Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.”
This is a genuine Buddha quote. It’s from verse 76 of the Dhammapada. Here’s a link to an alternative translation.
“Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.” Buddha
“As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.” The Buddha
“Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.” The Buddha
This is a Real Buddha Quote. It comes from the Dhammapada.
Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good. Buddha
