The Spirit of the Buddha Quotes

“karma just means action, in Buddhist terms to act out of an intention conditioned by external and internal conditions, which in turn will have a certain result and will leave a certain imprint.”
― Martine Batchelor, The Spirit of the Buddha

“Right action is not a fixed right action, it is an action that is conditioned by love and respect. It is an action that considers the consequences of our actions in terms of whether or not they cause suffering.”
― Martine Batchelor, The Spirit of the Buddha

“The Buddha does not see nibbana as a special, metaphysical place to go to but as a process of dissolution that one can achieve here and now.”
― Martine Batchelor, The Spirit of the Buddha