{"quotes":[{"text":"The magic of love is that it has the power to create a magical world in and around us.","author":"Debasish Mridha","tags":["buddha","debasish-mridha","debasish-mridha-md","gandhi","inspirational","magic-of-love","magical-world","miraboli","oscar-wilde","philosophy","quotes","tagore"],"id":1626,"author_id":"Debasish+Mridha"},{"text":"No-one can own our Lord Buddha. That would be a foolish claim, but the roads that lead to him, the Way... That is a different matter. They are all filled with toll-gates, like the roads of Japan, and the monks collect the fees.","author":"Erik Christian Haugaard","tags":["buddha","relativism","sectarianism","way"],"id":1920,"author_id":"Erik+Christian+Haugaard"},{"text":"Life is beautiful for those who take the risk to love and take the adventure to enjoy life.","author":"Debasish Mridha","tags":["buddha","debasish-mridha","debasish-mridha-md","enjoy-life","gandhi","inspirational","life-is-beautiful","miraboli","oscar-wilde","philosophy","quotes","tagore","take-an-adventure"],"id":2450,"author_id":"Debasish+Mridha"},{"text":"Ah! Beautiful Paris! Where smiles bloom on stone.","author":"Debasish Mridha","tags":["beautiful-paris","buddha","debasish-mridha","debasish-mridha-md","gandhi","inspirational","miraboli","oscar-wilde","philosophy","quotes","smiles-bloom","tagore"],"id":2505,"author_id":"Debasish+Mridha"},{"text":"Kindness can be short, sweet, transient, and random, but its effects echo forever.","author":"Debasish Mridha","tags":["buddha","debasish-mridha","debasish-mridha-md","effects-of-kindness","gandhi","inspirational","kindness","miraboli","oscar-wilde","philosophy","quotes","tagore"],"id":2657,"author_id":"Debasish+Mridha"},{"text":"The most important and uniquely glorious element of Buddha’s character was that, he did not compel his pupils to be slaves either to his teachings or to himself, but like a conscientious human, demanded from his followers to accept his words not merely out of regard for him but after subjecting them to a thorough examination. And this is where Buddha stands out from the crowd of self-proclaimed prophets.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["buddha","buddha-dharma","buddha-nature","buddha","buddha-s-teaching","buddhahood","buddhism","conscience","dhamma","gautama-buddha","rational-thinking","reasoning","religious-dogma","religious-indoctrination","siddhartha-gautama"],"id":3664,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"The most important and uniquely glorious element of Buddha’s character was that, he did not compel his pupils to be slaves either to his teachings or to himself, but like a conscientious human, demanded from his followers to accept his words not merely out of regard for him but after subjecting them to a thorough examination. And this is where Buddha stands out from the crowd of self-proclaimed prophets.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["buddha","buddha-dharma","buddha-nature","buddha","buddha-s-teaching","buddhahood","buddhism","conscience","dhamma","gautama-buddha","rational-thinking","reasoning","religious-dogma","religious-indoctrination","siddhartha-gautama"],"id":3664,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"There is a wager that we must all make; for the small stake of some rewarding mental training, we can attain lasting contentment and contribute to a positive outcome for our planet.","author":"Neil Hayes","tags":["buddha","meditation","mindfulness","psychology"],"id":6546,"author_id":"Neil+Hayes"},{"text":"You are a leader if your vision, mission, and actions inspire others to emulate you or follow your path.","author":"Debasish Mridha","tags":["actions","being-a-leader","buddha","debasish-mridha","debasish-mridha-md","follow-your-path","gandhi","having-vision","inspirational","miraboli","mission","oscar-wilde","philosophy","quotes","tagore"],"id":7560,"author_id":"Debasish+Mridha"},{"text":"Our daily prayer ought to be: Please universe, help me help myself and help me show others how to help themselves.","author":"Kamand Kojouri","tags":["advise","allah","ask","believer","buddha","christ","communion","daily","divine","faith","god","guidance","guide","help","helping","jesus","kamand","kamand-kojouri","kojouri","mantra","motto","motto-of-life","please","pray","prayer","religion","religious","service","show","spiritual","spirituality","universe","worship"],"id":8481,"author_id":"Kamand+Kojouri"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":430,"pages":43,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}