Gautama Buddha

Spiritual Teacher

Gautama Buddha was a spiritual leader whose teachings on suffering and enlightenment form the foundation of Buddhism, influencing millions worldwide.

Born
circa 563 BCE
Died
circa 483 BCE
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"We will be thankful and grateful. Not even the last thing that is done for us shall be forgotten."

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"An pretend and evil friend is haughty to be feared than a unmanageable beast; a unmanageable beast may mouthful your build up, but an evil friend fortitude mouthful your intellect."

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"Live in Joy, In love, Even among those who hate. Live in joy, In health, Even among the afflicted. Live in joy, In peace, Even among the troubled. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, Know the sweet joy of living in the way."

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"Happy are those who have overcome their egos; happy are those who have attained peace; happy are those who have found the Truth."

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"In the beginning, compassion is like the seed without which we cannot have any fruit; in the middle, compassion is like water to nourish the see we have planted; in the end, compassion is like the warmth of the sun that brings the fruit to ripening."

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"Not merely by rules of conduct and religious observances, nor by much learning either, nor even by attainment of concentration, nor by sleeping alone, do I reach the happiness of freedom, to which no worldlings attain. If you have not put an end to compulsions, nurse your faith"

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"Health is the first benefit. Content is the first fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is the first happiness."

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"To him in whom love dwells, the whole world is but one family."

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"A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower."

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"Freed by full realization and at peace, the mind of such a man is at peace, and his speech and action peaceful. He has no need for faith who knows the uncreated, who has cut off rebirth, who has destroyed any opportunity for good or evil, and cast away all desire. He is indeed the ultimate man."

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"Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away. Before sorrow befalls you."

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"Just as the great oceans have but one taste, the taste of salt, so too there is but one taste fundamental to all true teachings of the way, and this is the taste of freedom."

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"Being able to make friends and keep them, welcoming others and sharing with them, a guide, philosopher and friend. One like this will be praised."

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"Do not believe what you have heard Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down many generations Do not believe in anything that has been spoken of many times Do not believe because the written statements come from some old sage Do not believe in conjecture Do not believe in authority, or teachers, or elders But after careful observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it."

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"You are all the Buddha."

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"Let the disciple cultivate love without measure towards all beings. Let him cultivate towards the whole world, above, below, around, a heart of love unstinted....For in all the world this state of heart is best."

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"Having abandoned the taking of life, refraining from killing, we dwell without violence, with the knife laid down, scrupulous, full of mercy, trembling with compassion for all sentient beings."

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