May Wesak Day Joy Bring Peace and Understanding Among All Throughout The World

Having made Buddhism a way of life I find it brings contentment, peace and happiness.
Lord Buddha's teachings if well practised and understood can make our life more meaningful and fulfilling.
The Four Noble Truths:
1. Life means suffering.

2. The origin of suffering is attachment.

3. The cessation of suffering is attainable.

4. The path to the cessation of suffering.

The Noble Eightfold Path

http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/eightfoldpath.html#Right_Speech

Some lovely Buddhist Sayings From Lord Buddha

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”

“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”

“To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others”

“Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.”

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

“He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.”

“To keep the body in good health is a duty...otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”

“There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.”

“Life is suffering.”

“Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.”

“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”

“All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”

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

“Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.”

“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”

“Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”

“The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.”

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

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

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”

“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”

“He is able who thinks he is able”

“He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”

“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”

“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.”

“I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.”

“In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.”

“In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then beleive them to be true. “

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

“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.”

“On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.”

“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”

“The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.”

“The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.“

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

“Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.”

“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.”