“May I quickly attain complete enlightenment, and having attained the state of a buddha, may I guide all sentient beings to liberation… — Tulku Urgyen Copy Share Image
If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their origin, Buddhism would be confined… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The nation no longer stands for the enlightenment tradition, but rather for military-political hegemony and the total commodification of life. — Morris Berman Copy Share Image
Reality is not the world as you perceive it. Reality is the world perceived through enlightenment. It's the same world; but it's… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Tantric Zen is all about the practice of zazen meditation. If you meditate well, you'll be in very powerful states of mind… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Kundalini is seen as a serpent that can shoot up the shushumna, past the chakras, opening them all and bringing you into… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Marxists want nothing more than to stop being Marxists. In this respect, being a Marxist is nothing like being a Buddhist or… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
The human field of perception is not the only band of perception. Nor is it necessarily the best; there is no such… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“We are like waves in the ocean, each with a unique character and quality on the surface, but deep down we are… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
When I go visit my brother monks in Japan and sit down with other Zen Masters, they look at my crazy clothes… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“If there is beauty, there must be ugliness; If there is right, there must be wrong. Wisdom and ignorance are complementary, And… — Ryokan Copy Share Image
“Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön warns against what she insightfully terms “idiot compassion”—using kindness to avoid conflict when a resounding “no” is required.… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
To study the Way is to study the Self. To study the Self is to forget the self. To forget the self… — Dogen Copy Share Image
“The Buddhists were right, the Hindus were right, the Muslims were right, and so were the Jews. Whenever someone follows the path… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“I am not so foolish as to equate what happens under the influence of mescalin or of any other drug, prepared or… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
In the most ordinary terms, egolessness is a flexible identity. It manifests as inquisitiveness , as adaptability, as humor, as playfulness. It… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Think about these things and see if they make sense to you. You will find that work will no longer be a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The four abiding abodes, The ideal attitude for a follower of the Buddhist teaching to maintain towards other living beings.” — Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi Copy Share Image
The enlightenment experience is not what you think. How could it be anything that you can configure, anything you can imagine, any… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The Buddhists have a story about blind men trying to describe an elephant by feeling it's various parts, and each describes the… — Kent Nerburn Copy Share Image
Unlike the transient days of our lives that constantly come and go, nirvana has always been, is now, and always will be. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“You do not have an existence independent of your environment, but rather you are your environment, and your environment is you.” — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
Seek to advance your fortunes in this world. Set up a strong base so that you can practice your spirituality and be… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We have the possibility of being far removed from what we are, of beginning to taste it and feel it. That is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Occasionally in my travels I meet people who have pushed too far into the nagual. These individuals are not too balanced but… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Practicing zazen and mindfulness constantly and correctly, over a period of time, can bring strength and clarity to your finite mind and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When you focus on the third chakra it has to pull the kundalini from the root center, through the second, up to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
For the first time in the history of the world, Buddhism proclaimed a salvation which each individual could gain from him or… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I have a great deal of spiritual dignity. It's on loan from eternity, and you do too, and we have to use… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Many people think excitement is happiness… But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Zen Buddhism does not preach. Sermons remain words. It waits until people feel stifled and insecure, driven by a secret longing. — Eugen Herrigel Copy Share Image
The natural elements in the forests, mountains, deserts and large bodies of water, help shield you from the thought forms and auras… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You and I are both life. There's just the experience of every moment. We like to call them moments. There isn't really… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I show people the techniques for gaining knowledge, and this inspires them in their search for truth, freedom and happiness. I also… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You can lead an uncommonly fine life. But it takes determination. You have to march to the beat of different drummer. You… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It's good to bear in mind that like it or not, enlightenment has always been, even in a golden age, pretty much… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Every time you sit down to meditate, you have to sit down with a resolve to win. You are going to sit… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Higher meditation is not taught through techniques or words. The real meditation experience is taught inwardly. You shift a person through different… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“When fear and suffering are disliked by me and others equally what is so special about me that I protect myself and… — Śāntideva Copy Share Image
If you get in a battle with someone, you don't get their power if you win. Power is something that you have… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
