Top 50 Quotes by Gautam Buddha that will enlighten your life

Buddhism has been around for over 2,500 years and is a way of life that about 300 million people around the world follow. At the age of 35, Gautama left the palace walls where he had grown up and ventured into the real world to walk his own spiritual path. Sitting under a Bodhi tree until he became enlightened, ‘Buddha’ attracted a following and dedicated the rest of his life teaching the path of enlightenment and awakening to them. Buddhism is a very calm, peaceful and fair way of life and these Buddha quotes encompass the philosophy of Buddha’s teachings. Here are top 50 quotes by Gautam Buddha that will enlighten your life.

Top 50 Quotes by Gautam Buddha that will enlighten your life

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?
If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.
When you dig a well, there’s no sign of water until you reach it, only rocks and dirt to move out of the way. You have removed enough; soon the pure water will flow.
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
It is better to travel well than to arrive.
Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

Some more beautiful quotes for you

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.
You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.
There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
Pain is certain, suffering is optional.
True love is born from understanding.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
Patience is key. Remember: A jug fills drop by drop.
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.

Some more

Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
People with opinions just go around bothering each other.
I never see what has been done, I only see what remains to be done.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.
It is easy to see the faults of others, but difficult to see one’s own faults.
If you don’t tend to one another, who then will tend to you?
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.
Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.
Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.
I never see what has been done, I only see what remains to be done.
Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
Doubt everything. Find your own light.

And the best one :

The mind is everything. What you think you become.