Quotes By Author: Siddhartha Gautama
“Just to say ‘I believe’ or ‘I do not doubt’ does not mean that you understand and see. To force oneself to see and accept a thing without understanding is political and not spiritual or intellectual.”
“You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
“To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.”
“When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhu, every moment you are born, decay, and die.”
“Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.”
“Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another.”
“To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana.”