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If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism. -- Albert Einstein
Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt. -- Gilbert K. Chesterton
When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection. -- Richard Gere
If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it, which is not found in any other religion -- B. R. Ambedkar
Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them. -- Uma Thurman
The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. The religion which based on experience, which refuses dogmatic. If there's any religion that would cope the scientific needs it will be Buddhism.... -- Albert Einstein
Buddhism teaches you to embrace change. -- Koo Stark
Tibetan Buddhism had an enormous impact on me. -- Richard Gere
Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary. -- David Sylvian
I never stopped studying Buddhism. In the past few years, in between movies, I do a retreat. -- Jet Li
I spend more time learning about Buddhism than English, which is why my English today is still bad. -- Jet Li
If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher. -- Pema Chodron
Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of the path to wisdom, to enlightenment. -- bell hooks
There are things that I value now that I didn't when I first went over there, like Zen Buddhism, which has become part of my life over the last couple years. -- Matthew Sweet
A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality. -- William Winwood Reade
The reason Buddhism can be so naturalised is because, stripped of its supernatural elements, its core teachings can be giving a sound, secular philosophical interpretation. In other words, it becomes a religion acceptable to the contemporary, naturalistic mind only when it ceases to be a religion. -- Julian Baggini
I haven't got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen. -- Dogen
To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and this transformation depends upon meditation. in order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge. -- Dalai Lama
When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The Buddha himself taught differently according to the place, the occasion and the situation of those who were listening to him. -- Dalai Lama
The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogmas and theology. Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity. Buddhism answers this description. -- Albert Einstein
Buddhism is all about secrets. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Real Buddhism is about meditation. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Smile, breathe and go slowly. -- Nhat Hanh
Buddhism in one long prayer. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Buddhism strongly discourages blind faith and fanaticism. -- Dalai Lama
All self-help is Buddhism with a service mark -- Merlin Mann
Connection to Buddhism is strand in my life. -- Anne Waldman
Buddhism doesn't come from anybody. It exists by itself. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Christianity and Buddhism are very much alike, especially Buddhism. -- G.K. Chesterton
Self-honesty is absolutely necessary in the practice of Buddhism. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Buddhism is reason. Reason will win over your lord. -- Nichiren
Buddhism's cardinal ethical principle is to avoid causing harm. -- Gil Fronsdal
In Buddhism we have relative truth and absolute truth -- Dalai Lama
I'd gotten away from my Buddhism. And I quit meditating. -- Tiger Woods
I am not promoting Buddhism. I am promoting human values. -- Dalai Lama
Just study Buddhism. Don't follow the sentiments of the world. -- Dogen
Buddhism is the study of how to be immeasurably happy. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Of all the religions, I am most partial to Buddhism. -- Guy Laliberte
Buddhism resonated very powerfully with a lot of my preoccupations. -- Pankaj Mishra
As Buddhism moved from one culture to another, it always adapted. -- Pema Chodron
One of the cardinal principles of Buddhism, the principle of neglect. -- Paul Theroux
Tibetan Buddhism, has inspired me and accelerated my understanding of life. -- Jet Li
In Buddhism balance is the most difficult thing, because it is overlooked. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. -- Dalai Lama
The principles of Buddhism have become more commonplace, which is a good thing. -- Sakyong Mipham
Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want. -- Pema Chodron
There's a strong aspect of Buddhism which is geared towards ending all fertility. -- Quentin S. Crisp
When you think of Buddhism, you're likely to think of peace and tranquility. -- Aung San Suu Kyi
If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. -- Nhat Hanh
Buddhism helps me to have a healthy relationship with my body and spirit. -- Anthony Kiedis
I do feel Im being respectful to Buddhism and martial arts with Mortal Kombat. -- Mark Dacascos
PrajÃ±ÄpÄramitÄ Buddhism is not a religion suitable for the brainless -- Edward Conze
The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves. -- Shunryu Suzuki
If science proves some belief of Buddhism wrong, then Buddhism will have to change. -- Dalai Lama
To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves. -- Dogen
I was studying Tibetan Buddhism when I was quite young, again influenced by Kerouac. -- David Bowie
Zen and Buddhism have produced martial arts, because of the Buddhist injunction against weapons. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
I like to read about different religions - Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. -- Wesley Snipes
If you're studying Buddhism you never really have enough time because you're going to die. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you study general relativity. Or Buddhism. Or get drafted. -- Joe Haldeman
Through the practice of meditation and Buddhism, as you experience light, it immediately delights you. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
The fundamental goal of Buddhism is the realization of the peace and happiness of humankind. -- Josei Toda
There's a phrase in Buddhism, "?Beginner's mind.' It's wonderful to have a beginner's mind. -- Steve Jobs
My dad's a surfer-psychologist, and my mother's an actress-fitness instructor, and we all practice Buddhism. -- Vinessa Shaw
Mindfulness is so powerful that the fact that it comes out of Buddhism is irrelevant. -- Jon Kabat-Zinn
I do feel I'm being respectful to Buddhism and martial arts with 'Mortal Kombat.' -- Mark Dacascos
One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values. -- Herbie Hancock
Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar. -- Karen Armstrong
A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily. -- Alan Watts
In Buddhism what we seek to do is change ourselves into someone who's beautiful to be. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Instead of becoming the worldâ??s expert on Buddhism, just let go, let go, let go. -- Ajahn Sumedho
Tantric Buddhism means that we become mature adults and we learn the reality of chaos theory. -- Frederick Lenz
In private, I'm a hippie who follows Buddhism, does yoga, meditates and loves to dance wildly. -- Laura Harring
Hindus believe in God positively. Buddhism does not try to know whether He is or not. -- Swami Vivekananda
Buddhism notes that it is always a mistake to think your soul can go it alone. -- Annie Dillard
Tantric Buddhism means that we become mature adults and we learn the reality of chaos theory. -- Frederick Lenz
Buddhism is the process of getting to that part of us that is always eternally happy. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences. -- Dalai Lama
Present-day Hinduism and Buddhism were growths from the same branch. Buddhism degenerated, and Shankara lopped it off! -- Swami Vivekananda
In the Buddhist scriptures, it said many births cause suffering, so Buddhism is not against family planning. -- Mechai Viravaidya
Enlightenment is cumulative. You become a little more enlightened each day as you practice yoga and Buddhism. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces. -- Tiger Woods
There are no mundane things outside of Buddhism, and there is no Buddhism outside of mundane things. -- Yuanwu Keqin
Buddhism is the study of changing who we are, modifying or perhaps totally restructuring ourselves as perceivers. -- Frederick Lenz
For the person who wants to get to the mystical experience directly, Tantric Buddhism is the path. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Buddhism is the study of changing who we are, modifying or perhaps totally restructuring ourselves as perceivers. -- Frederick Lenz
Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed. -- Jack Kornfield
I believe Buddhism to be a simplification of Hinduism and Islam to be a simplification of Xianity. -- C. S. Lewis
There are many, many Christians who practice Buddhism, and they become better and better Christians all the time. -- Thich Nhat Hanh
The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth. -- Dalai Lama
As far as ignorance is concerned, not just Buddhism, every religion recognizes it as the source of suffering. -- Dalai Lama
There are many, many Christians who practice Buddhism, and they become better and better Christians all the time. -- Thich Nhat Hanh
The entire teaching of Buddhism can be summed up in this way: Nothing is worth holding on to. -- Jack Kornfield
Buddhism is simply a methodology, a way of becoming one with the part of ourselves that is happy. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life. -- Herbie Hancock
I could justify violence only in this extreme case, to save the last living knowledge of Buddhism itself. -- Dalai Lama
The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others. -- Dalai Lama
I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit. -- Duncan Sheik
I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit -- Duncan Sheik
Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by somekind of cosmic lawgiver. -- Alan Watts
I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world. -- Nhat Hanh
The peculiar thing is that, in focusing only on the here and now, Buddhism seems to despise the world. -- Quentin S. Crisp
One of Buddhism's main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness. -- Goldie Hawn
I see no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity ... I intend to become as good a Buddhist as I can. -- Thomas Merton
It's very difficult to stay angry when a room full of bald guys in orange robes start giggling. Buddhism. -- Christopher Moore
Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion. -- Thurston Moore
For me, Buddhism is a psychology and a philosophy that provides a means, upayas, for working with the mind. -- Joan Halifax
I have found a much greater appreciation of Buddhism because I couldn't take it for granted here in exile. -- Dalai Lama
Intentional suffering and the postponement of happiness is not yoga or Buddhism. It will not lead to a better incarnation. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
I think Buddhism is a wonderful philosophy. I've had the good fortune to meet many wonderful teachers from that society. -- Pierce Brosnan
I have always worked with energy. Everything is energy. Buddhism. Christ teachings. These are foundation stones for a spiritual life. -- Dave Davies
To practice Zen Buddhism is to train oneself to eliminate hatred, anger and selfishness and to develop loving-kindness towards all. -- Thich Thien-An
In Tantric Buddhism we call the inherent knowledge that all animate and inanimate objects possess of themselves - their emptiness. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
The principles of Buddhism and Shambhala can be effective in helping the course of what is happening in the world. -- Sakyong Mipham
I do regard Islam to be a religion of peace in the same sense as Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism are. -- Mahatma Gandhi
In Buddhism there are words you can say... as you say the words with rhythm the conscious tells the subconscious. -- Tina Turner
I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism. -- Herbie Hancock
Buddhism has turned me on to my humanness, and is challenging my humanness so that I can become more human. -- Herbie Hancock
The light is already there. In Zen Buddhism there's a little speck of dust on the mirror, and that's us. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Buddhism doesn't tell you what is false and what is true but it encourages you to find out for yourself. -- Chogyam Trungpa

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