Ho Xuan Huong Quotes

I certainly haven't lived the life of a Buddhist monk.

A lot of people believe that when you are Buddhist, you are the Dalai Lama. I'm certainly not.

I'm just the worst little Buddhist in town.

In Buddhism there are words you can say... as you say the words with rhythm the conscious tells the subconscious.

So, at the age of nine, I became a monk, and from then on I was there practicing that kind of nonviolence.

I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help, it is the concrete methods of practice.

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

I never stopped studying Buddhism. In the past few years, in between movies, I do a retreat.

Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.

I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world.

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.

I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around with a begging bowl and ask for food.

If every day you practice walking and sitting meditation and generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration and peace, you are a cell in the body of the new Buddha. This is not a dream but is possible today and tomorrow.

The philosophy of Buddhism is connected to everything. So it probably does have some connection with acting, yes.

Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt.

I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.

What's really great about Buddhism is its rational, informal quality. Coming from my experience of growing up a Catholic, I found Buddhism to be refreshingly easygoing and forgiving.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.

Love ain't nothing but sex misspelled.

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

I'm fascinated by Buddhism. I adore Buddhism, and I read about it all the time, but I haven't formally become a Buddhist, although I don't really know why I haven't. I guess I feel I don't need to.

It's about giving the people what they want. So many people have told me that they've made love to my records so what I've delivered this time is an album about sex. Pretty much every song has that theme. Straight no chasers, it's booty music!

I'm a Buddhist and active in my Buddhist's Association, and I'm actually a National Young Women's representative for the organization, so I travel a lot helping young women who are practicing Buddhism.

Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life.

Change is one of the only constants in Buddhism; as meditation became the way I breathed in the days, this became apparent.