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Buddha didn't just study Purpose—they mastered it. This archive captures the principles and frameworks they developed through direct experience. Each quote includes source context, allowing you to trace their thinking from observation to insight. Use this collection when you're serious about understanding Purpose at a deeper level, not just consuming motivational content.
"Even as a mother protects with her life her child, her only child, so with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings."
"If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart."
"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."
"Patience is the root of all spiritual progress."
"Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again and you will be filled with joy."
"One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world."
"Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most."
"“Potthapada, that is not conducive to the purpose, not conducive to Dhamma, not the way to embark on the holy life; it does not lead to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to calm, to higher knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbana. That is why I have not declared it.” M. Walshe, trans. (1987), Sutta 9, verse 28, p. 164"
"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."
"Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it."
"No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path."
"Radiate boundless love towards the entire world."
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