“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”- Buddha
— ruchit patel (@rpatel206) June 18, 2012
There’s nothing at all unBuddhist about this quote, or the sentiment it expresses, but as far as I’m aware “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” isn’t found in any Buddhist scriptures.
It sounds like someone has tried to distill the Buddha’s teaching (or eastern spiritual teachings generally) into a nice maxim, and hit on a saying that was already popular.
This probable Fake Buddha Quote seems to have been around for some time. According to Google Books, it’s found attributed …
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