This is a genuine Buddha quote. It’s from the Dhammapada, verse 50.
Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one’s own acts, done and undone. – The Buddha.
“You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.” The Buddha
This is a genuine Buddha quote. It’s from the Dhammapada, from a verse that reads in full,
You yourself must strive.
The Buddhas only point the way.
Those meditative ones who tread the path
are released from the bonds of Mara.
“Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.” The Buddha
This is a genuine quote from the Buddha. It’s from the Kimsila Sutta.
“Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.” The 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
“When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.” The Buddha
“When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.” The Buddha
(From the Samyutta Nikaya)
“A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated — this is the greatest blessing.” The Buddha
“Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.”
“Over there are the roots of trees; over there, empty dwellings. Practice jhana, monks. Don’t be heedless.” The Buddha
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Kamma Sutta
“Over there are the roots of trees; over there, empty dwellings. Practice jhana [meditation], monks. Don’t be heedless. Don’t later fall into regret. This is our message to you.”
The Buddha
“Practice meditation … Don’t be heedless. Don’t later fall into regret.” The Buddha
“Give, even if you only have a little.”
This is a genuine Buddha quote. It’s from Dhammapada verse 224.
“Give, even if you only have a little.” The Buddha.
“If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current — how can he help others across?” – The Buddha
“If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current — how can he help others across?” – The Buddha
(From the Sutta Nipata)