Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.Gautama Buddha
“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”
“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”
— GAUTAMA BUDDHA
Spiritual teacher · c. 563 BCE – c. 483 BCE
Founder of Buddhism; born in Lumbini (present-day Nepal), his teachings form the basis of one of the world's major religions.
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