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Quotes about Mind by Buddha

  • It is within this fathoms-long carcass, with its mind and its notions, that I declare there is the world, the origin of the world, the cessation of the world and the path leading to the cessation of the world.
  • Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think.
  • Concentrate the mind on the present moment.
  • It is your mind that creates the world.
  • When faced with the vicissitudes of life, one's mind remains unshaken, sorrow-less, stainless, secure; this is the greatest welfare
  • Mind is everything. What we think, we become.
  • The mind contains all possibilities.
  • The mind that perceives the limitation is the limitation.
  • The heavens and the earth may be captured by the mind's eye.
  • Let your mind become clear like a still forest pool.
  • Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.
  • The non-doing of any evil, the performance of what's skillful, the cleansing of one's own mind: this is the teaching of the Awakened.
  • Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind.
  • Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.
  • Rely on the teaching, not on the person; Rely on the meaning, not on the words; Rely on the definitive meaning, not on the provisional; Rely on your wisdom mind, not on your ordinary mind.
  • A disciplined mind brings happiness.
  • If the mind be fixed on the acquirement of any object, that object will be attained.
  • Our life is a creation of our mind.
  • The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.
  • The no-mind not-thinks no-thoughts about no-things.
  • The world is a looking glass. It gives back to every man a true reflection of his own thoughts. Rule your mind or it will rule you.
  • Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away. Before sorrow befalls you. Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, And you will be filled with joy. A fool is happy Until his mischief turns against him. And a good man may suffer Until his goodness flowers. Do not make light of your failings, Saying, 'What are they to me?' A jug fills drop by drop.
  • Beware of the anger of the body. Master the body. Let it serve truth. Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth. Beware of the anger of the mind. Master your thoughts. Let them serve truth.
  • Speak or act with a pure mind, and happiness will follow you as your shadow, unshakable.
  • The Ill-directed mind can do to you even worse