Death carries off a man busy picking flowers with an besotted mind, like a great flood does a sleeping village.
Gautama BuddhaRead
If you don't see God in the next person you meet, look no further.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Recognizing the divine in others is essential to understanding our interconnectedness.
This quote by Gautama Buddha emphasizes the importance of seeing the divine or sacredness in every individual we encounter. It suggests that if we fail to acknowledge the presence of God or spiritual essence in our fellow beings, we are missing a crucial aspect of our human experience, which ultimately leads to a deeper sense of connection and compassion among people.
Themes
DivinityInterconnectednessCompassionPerceptionHumanity
In practice
Example use cases
During a community gathering, I shared this quote to encourage empathy among participants.
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
The more mechanical becomes the weapons with which we fight, the less mechanical must be the spirit which controls them.
Archibald Wavell, 1St Earl WavellRead
I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in.
Virginia WoolfRead
Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
AristotleRead
Closure is a greasy little word which, moreover, describes a nonexistent condition. The truth, Venus, is that nobody gets over anything.
Martin AmisRead
I have not so great a struggle with my vices, great and numerous as they are, as I have with my impatience. My efforts are not absolutely useless; yet I have never been able to conquer this ferocious wild beast.
John CalvinRead
And then sometimes I think the people to feel saddest for are people who once knew what profoundness was, but who lost or became numb to the sensation of wonder β people who closed the doors that leads us into the secret world β or who had the doors closed for them by time and neglect and decisions made in times of weakness.
Douglas CouplandRead