Did you know that most of the Buddha quotes on love you see on social media are actually fake?! To clarify this misconception we decided to publish this article where we have collected only verified Buddha quotes on love that come from the actual Buddhist scriptures. Let’s spread the real Buddha teaching about love, compassion, and kindness!
Buddha Quotes On Love
#1
“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world – above, below, and across – unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.” – Buddha (Metta Sutta)
#2
“As a mother would protect her only child with her life … cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.” – Buddha (Karaniya Metta Sutta)
#3
“When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.” – Buddha (Samyutta Nikaya)
#4
“We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by lovingkindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it.” – Buddha (Samyutta Nikaya)
#5
“Just as with her own life
A mother shields from hurt
Her own son, her only child,
Let all-embracing thoughts
For all beings be yours.” – Buddha (Metta Sutta)
#6
“Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.” – Buddha (Dhammapada)
#7
“To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation – this is the greatest blessing.” – Buddha (Mangala Sutta)
#8
“Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.” – Buddha (Dhammapada, verse 183)
#9
“Give, even if you only have a little.” – Buddha (Dhammapada, verse 224)
#10
“Whatever living beings there may be — feeble or strong, long, stout, or of medium size, short, small, large, those seen or those unseen, those dwelling far or near, those who are born as well as those yet to be born — may all beings have happy minds.” – Buddha (Karaniya Metta Sutta)
#11
“Searching all directions with your awareness, you find no one dearer than yourself. In the same way, others are dear to themselves. So you shouldn’t hurt others if you love yourself. – Buddha (Udāna)
#12
“One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.” – Buddha (Dhammapada, Verse 270)
#13
“In whom there is no sympathy for living beings: know him as an outcast.” – Buddha (Sutta Nipata)
#14
‘As I am, so are these.
As are these, so am I.’
Drawing the parallel to yourself,
neither kill nor get others to kill. – Buddha (Sutta Nipata)
#15
“Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth.” – Buddha (Dhammapada, verse 223)