Buddha Quotes

~"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

~"Every human being is the author of his own health or disease."

~"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

~"I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done."

~"It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell."

~"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

~"There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting."

~"There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it."

~"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 Pictures

The Teachings of Buddha

Buddha believed that that life should be all about peace and happiness. His teachings teach his followers how to cope with their day to day problems and how to overcome any problem that comes. His teachings started to be followed about 2,500 years ago. Buddha first created his teachings when he traveled the world and saw three things that he has never seen: sickness, old age, and death. On one of his trips, he saw an old monk who gave up his life to find an end to suffering and then Buddha decided that he was going to devote his life to that cause.

Buddha's Life

- Buddha was a Spiritual Teacher in Ancient India
- Founded the religion Buddhism
- Buddha is also known as "The Supreme Buddha" to his followers
- Historians say that he lived in 563 B.C. to 483 B.C.
- Prime sources for Buddha's life are the Buddhist texts
- His monks and him spent 4 months every year discussing and practicing his teachings
- Monks throughout thousands of years preserve his teachings
- Buddha was raised in "modern day" Nepal
- His father and mother were king and queen of the Shakya nation
- His father was married to a princess
- His mom died giving birth to him
- Buddha(being a prince) had three palaces
- Buddha's original name was Siddhartha
- He married his cousin Yasodhara and they had a son
- Buddha spent 29 years as a prince but believed that wealth was not one of his goals in life
- When on a trip and was inspired to live the life of an ascetic
- Buddha escaped from his life as a prince.... which is known as "The Great Departure"
- In the last 45 years of his life, he spent time for his teachings and traveling to sacred places
- Buddha died at the age of 80