Buddha Quotes on Mind (26 Quotes)

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

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

All acts of living become bad by ten things, and by avoiding the ten things they become good. There are three evils of the body, four evils of the tongue, and three evils of the mind.

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.

Let the wise guard their thoughts, which are difficult to perceive, extremely subtle, and wander at will. Thought which is well guarded is the bearer of happiness.

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

All that we are arises With our thoughts. With our thoughts, We make our world.

As the Fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow Our life is the creation of our mind.

Inflamed by greed, incensed by hate, confused by delusion, overcome by them, obsessed by mind, a man chooses for his own affliction, for others' affliction, for the affliction of both and experiences pain and grief

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

The evils of the body are, murder, theft, and adultery of the tongue, lying, slander, abuse, and idle talk of the mind, covetousness, hatred, and error.

It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west they originate within one's own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled.

As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

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.

Keeping away from all evil deeds, cultivation of life by doing good deeds and purification of mind from mental impurities.

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

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.

Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.

Be vigilant guard your mind against negative thoughts.