Top 18 Authentic Buddhist Quotes (Insight Meditation)

There are endless fake Buddhist quotes out in the public domain. I have chosen these based on their wisdom and the fact that they contain some of the most essential Buddhist teachings. There are 2 main schools of Buddhism: Mahayana and Theravada. While each of these has its differences, at their essence, they are the same.

In Mahayana, there is the idea of Buddha-nature (historically also sometimes called the Tathagatagarbha) and in Theravada, there is the idea of no-self. These two ideas refer to the same cornerstone philosophy of Buddhism, which is the idea of “pure awareness.” This is the unadulterated awareness that your mind is in when you are not thinking and there are no other mental fluctuations. If you would like to know where the quotes come from, please do not hesitate to ask.

Reviews

Excellent collection of sayings. I feel I will need to listen repeatedly to be able to understand them all. Or perhaps writing each out and meditating on one at a time would allow me to better feel the idea encompassed in each saying. So much to understand! Thank you.