“Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, upon hearing which one attains peace.”—The Buddha
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Dhammapada, verse 100.
“Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, upon hearing which one attains peace.”—The Buddha Share on X
As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
This is a genuine Buddha quote. It’s from the Dhammapada, verse 320.
“As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.” The Buddha Share on X
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 Share on X
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.” The Buddha Share on XJust 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.
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 Share on XUdabindu yathāpi pokkhare
Padume vāri yathā na lippati,
Evaṃ muni no palippati
Yadidaṃ diṭṭhasutaṃ mutesu vā.
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Dhammapada, verse 118:
“Should someone do good, let them do it again and again. They should develop this habit, for the accumulation of goodness brings joy.”—The Buddha.
“Should someone do good, let them do it again and again. They should develop this habit, for the accumulation of goodness brings joy.”—The Buddha Share on X
“Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.” The Buddha (from the Udana)
“Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.” The Buddha Share on X
This is a genuine Buddha quote, from the Dhammapada:
“Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.” The Buddha Share on XBetter it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.
“Whatever living beings there may be — feeble or strong, long, stout, or of medium size, short, small, large, those seen or those unseen, those dwelling far or near, those who are born as well as those yet to be born — may all beings have happy minds.”
The Buddha, Karaniya Metta Sutta
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Dhammapada:
“All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.” The Buddha Share on X