Buddhism is a means of individual and social transformation that simply offers its practices and teachings to anyone who wishes to learn. People can take as much as they want, a little or a lot.
It is possible to practice meditation in order to obtain well-being and peace or we may want to follow the Buddhist path to Enlightenment. Today we have a compilation of the best Buddhist Proverbs
1. “Like beautiful flowers, with color, but without aroma, are sweet words to him who does not act according to them.”
People who do not act according to ideals often fall prey to superficiality.
2. “Greater than the conquest in battle of a thousand times a thousand men is the conquest of oneself.”
Don’t think about what challenges the world holds for you, but rather what challenges your own conscience holds for you.
3. “In any battle, both winners and losers lose.”
One of those famous Buddhist quotes that emphasize the catastrophe of war.
4. “Do not be a friend of fools.”
…If you don’t want to end up being just as stupid as them.
5. “What we are today rests on what we thought yesterday, and our current thoughts forge our future life.”
The influence of the past and the future on our identity.
6. “False imagination teaches you that things such as light and shadow, length and height, white and black are different and have to be discriminated; but they are not independent of each other; “They are different aspects of the same thing, they are concepts of relationship, not reality.”
A philosophical phrase to be freely interpreted.
7. “If you cannot improve what others have said, keep a noble silence.”
Talking for the sake of talking is usually not wise. If you don’t know what to contribute, just reflect.
8. “There is no other happiness than inner peace.”
Buddhism is the philosophy that places this total harmony with oneself, inner peace, as the main goal in life.
9. “The fool who recognizes his folly is a wise man. But a fool who thinks he is wise is, in truth, a fool.”
A very recognized Buddhist proverb that contains an undoubted truth.
10. “Why do things that you will later regret? It is not necessary to live with so many tears. Do only what is right, what you will not have to regret, what whose sweet fruits you will reap with joy.”
A reflection on the rush of modern life. Maybe we don’t need that much to be happy.
11. “The man who does evil suffers in this world and suffers in the next. He suffers and mourns when he sees all the damage he has done. However, the man who does good is happy in this world and he is also happy in the next. In both worlds he rejoices, seeing all the good he has done.”
What sense is there in doing evil? Sooner or later we will regret not having known how to make good connections with other people…
12. “There are two things, O disciple, that should be avoided: A life of pleasures; That is low and vain. A life of mortifications; That is useless and vain.”
The key to good living is in balance and harmony.
13. “Among beings who hate, we must live without hatred.”
In a world of wars, enmities and resentments, the truly revolutionary thing is to spread love and affection.
14. “Do not seek the friendship of those who have an impure soul; do not seek the company of men with perverse souls. Associate yourself with those who have beautiful and good souls.”
I hope you really liked this collection of Buddhist proverbs Thank you so much for your attention.
