Come behold this world, which is like unto an ornamented royal chariot, wherein fools flounder, but for the wise there in no attachment.
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 171"
Quotations
World
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 171"
Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
-Ramana Maharshi "Ramana Maharshi"
Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
-Gautama Buddha "Gautama Buddha"
The world will be balanced when we are balanced.
-Tarthang Tulku "Tarthang Tulku"
If we cannot envision the world we would like to live in, we cannot work towards its creation. If we cannot place ourselves in it in our imagination, we will not believe it is possible.
-Chellis Glendinning "Chellis Glendinning"
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
-Rumi "Jalaluddin Rumi"
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realise there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
-Lao Tzu "Lao Tzu"
You are the centre of that world. That is the world you live in. Now how will you change the world? By changing yourself.
-J. Krishnamurti "J. Krishnamurti"
If you want to leave the world better than you found it, then use your heart of compassion and your life of concern.
-Sri Chinmoy "Sri Chinmoy"
The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
-Thomas Paine "Thomas Paine"
