Death carries off a man busy picking flowers with an besotted mind, like a great flood does a sleeping village.
Gautama BuddhaRead
Seeing the similarity to oneself, one should not use violence or have it used.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Recognizing our shared humanity should prevent us from resorting to violence.
This quote by Gautama Buddha emphasizes the importance of empathy and compassion towards others. By acknowledging the similarities we share with others, we can foster understanding and reduce conflict, ultimately leading to a more peaceful coexistence where violence is no longer seen as a solution to our disagreements.
Themes
EmpathyNonviolenceUnderstandingCompassionHumanityPeace
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about conflict resolution.
More from Gautama Buddha
All quotes βA kind man who makes good use of wealth is rightly said to possess a great treasure; but the miser who hoards up his riches will have no profit.
Gautama BuddhaRead
There are having flowers in Spring, breezes in Summer, moon in Autumn, snows in Winter. If there is nothing worrying over you, it will be the best seasons at all times.
Gautama BuddhaRead
Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge.
Gautama BuddhaRead
When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish man will not only disregard the advice but rather repeat the same error.
Gautama BuddhaRead
The tongue like a sharp knife ... Kills without drawing blood.
Gautama BuddhaRead
Similar quotes
Be ahead of all parting, as though it already were behind you.
Rainer Maria RilkeRead
No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness.
Spencer W. KimballRead
You can make any human activity into meditation simply by being completely with it and doing it just to do it.
Alan WattsRead
What region of the earth is not full of our calamities?
VirgilRead
The only attitude (the only politics--judicial, medical, pedagogical and so forth) I would absolutely condemn is one which, directly or indirectly, cuts off the possibility of an essentially interminable questioning, that is, an effective and thus transforming questioning.
Jacques DerridaRead
Life will not be a pyramid with the apex sustained by the bottom, but an oceanic circle whose centre will be the individual.
Mahatma GandhiRead