ᐅ143+ Inspirational Buddha Quotes on Karma, Peace & Mind

“Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.”

“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”

“There is no path to happiness, happiness is the path.”

“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you.”

“l am the owner of my actions, heir to my actions, born of my actions, related through my actions, and have my actions as my arbitrator. Whatever I do, for good or for evil, to that I will fall heir.”

“Not even death can wipe out our good deeds.”

“No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.”

“To be selfish, greedy and, unwilling to help the needy gives rise to future starvation and clothlessness.”

“You can’t think of more than one thing at once.”

“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your Path.”

“When action comes out of nothing it creates no karma.”

“To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.”

“Once you know the nature of anger and joy is empty, and you let them go, you free yourself from karma.”

“You reap what you sow.” This is the Great Law of Cause and Effect.

“The path of bhakti, karma and love as expounded in the Gita leaves no room for the despising of man by man.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“One should, perform karma with nonchalance without expecting the benefits because sooner of later one shall definitely gets the fruits.” – Rigveda

“Karma is not in your action – it is in your volition. It is not the content of your life but the context that creates karma.” – Sadhguru

“Every moment of your life, you perform action – physically, mentally, emotionally, and energy-wise. Each action creates a certain memory. That is Karma” – Sadhguru

“To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.” – Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“A buddha is an idle person. He doesn’t run around after fortune and fame.”

“If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it’s the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.” – Bodhidharma, Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.” – Bodhidharma

“Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.” – Bodhidharma

“Delusions are states of mind which, when they arise within our mental continuum, leave us disturbed, confused and unhappy. Therefore, those states of mind which delude or afflict us are called ‘delusions.'” – Dalai Lama, Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“The way of presentation is different according to each religion. In theistic religions like Buddhism, Buddhist values are incorporated. In nontheistic religions, like some types of ancient Indian thought, the law of karma applies. If you do something good, you get a good result. Now, what we need is a way to educate nonbelievers. These nonbelievers may be critical of all religions, but they should be decent at heart.” – Dalai Lama, Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“From a Buddhist point of view, the actual experience of death is very important. Although how or where we will be reborn is generally dependent on karmic forces, our state of mind at the time of death can influence the quality of our next rebirth. So at the moment of death, in spite of the great variety of karmas we have accumulated, if we make a special effort to generate a virtuous state of mind, we may strengthen and activate a virtuous karma, and so bring about a happy rebirth.” – Dalai Lama, Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“The universe that we inhabit and our shared perception of it are the results of a common karma. Likewise, the places that we will experience in future rebirths will be the outcome of the karma that we share with the other beings living there. The actions of each of us, human or nonhuman, have contributed to the world in which we live. We all have a common responsibility for our world and are connected with everything in it.” – Dalai Lama, Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.” – Dalai Lama, Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“From the scientific view, the theory of karma may be a metaphysical assumption — but it is no more so than the assumption that all of life is material and originated out of pure chance.” – Dalai Lama, Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.” – Dalai Lama, Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing from behind a cloud.” – Gautam Buddha, Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“Just as one can make a lot of garlands from a heap of flowers, so man, subject to birth and death as he is, should make himself a lot of good karma.” – Gautam Buddha, Buddhist Quotes on Karma

“Karma grows from our hearts. Karma terminates from our hearts.” – Gautam Buddha

“For, owners of their deeds (karma) are the beings, heirs of their deeds; their deeds are the womb from which they sprang; with their deeds they are bound up; their deeds are their refuge. Whatever deeds they do-good or evil-of such they will be the heirs. And wherever the beings spring into existence, there their deeds will ripen; and wherever their deeds ripen, there they will earn the fruits of those deeds, be it in this life, or be it in the next life, or be it in any other future life.”

“Once you know the nature of anger and joy is empty and you let them go, you free yourself from karma.”

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

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”

“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”

“Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.”

“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.”

“The root of suffering is attachment.”

“Some do not understand that we must die, but those who do realize this settle their quarrels.”

“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”

“When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.”

“If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”

“If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?”

“Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.”

“Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.”

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”

“What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.”

“Meditate… do not delay, lest you later regret it.”

“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”

Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.”

“Whoever doesn’t flare up at someone who’s angry wins a battle hard to win.”

“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.”

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”

“One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.”

It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.”

“If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.”

“Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox.”

“Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills him with good.”

“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”

“All that we are, is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.”

“The righteous man rejoices in this world, the next; and in both. He rejoices, delighted with the purity of his own actions.”

“Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.”

“Don’t underestimate yourself thinking goodness is beyond you. Just as tiny drops of water can fill a pot, so also little good deeds, can fill a wise man with goodness.”

“If a man does good, let him keep doing it again and again. Let him set his heart on it. Happiness is the outcome of good conduct.”

“Health is the greatest of gifts, contentment is the greatest wealth; trust is the best of relationships. Nirvana the highest happiness.”

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

“I am the owner of my karma. I inherit my karma. I am born of my karma. I am related to my karma. I live supported by my karma. Whatever karma I create, whether good or evil, that I shall inherit.”

“Don’t waste your time on revenge. Those who hurt you will eventually face their own karma.”

“Choose your thoughts, choose your feelings, choose your reality.”

Dependent Origination is the teaching (that life) is not the mere play of blind chance, but has an existence that is dependent upon conditions. That, precisely with the removal of these conditions, those things that have arisen in dependence upon them-thus also all suffering-must perforce disappear and cease to be.