Buddhist Quotes

"Avoid as far as possible any situation that provokes you to violent reactions. If you react despite this, try not to get carried away. If you know someone who has the knack of irritating you, try to forget this unfortunate trait and look at the person from another angle."
Dalai Lama

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intention of throwing it at someone else. You are the one that gets burned."
Buddha

"Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten."
Buddha

"You will not be punished for your anger. You will be punished by your anger."
Buddha

"We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love."
Thich Nhat Hanh

"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule."
Buddha

"When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace."
Dalai Lama

"So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person.."
Thich Nhat Hanh

"To love oneself is to love life. It is essential to understand that we make ourselves happy in making others happy."
Matthieu Ricard

"Seeking happiness outside ourselves is like waiting for sunshine in a cave facing north."
Tibetan saying

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."
Buddha

"Happiness comes through taming the mind; without taming the mind there is no way to be happy."
Dalai Lama

"Confronting illness can be an opportunity to awaken to the profundity of life. A person who has faced a major illness knows how to deeply savor life."
Daisaku Ikeda

"A sick body with a good heart is more beneficial to future lives than a fit, healthy body that is used for self-cherishing."
Lama Zopa Rinpoche

"The key to battling illness lies in summoning a vigorous life-force and a positive fighting spirit. This brings out the full effectiveness of a curative treatment."
Daisaku Ikeda