Thought control is the ability to direct mind and attention anywhere. Your ability to win is dependent upon the power of your… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I have to create a circle of reading for myself: Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Lao-Tzu, Buddha, Pascal, The New Testament. This is also… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
In self-giving you must be so careful of egotism. You must be so careful when you are aiding others in their liberation… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It's very easy for us to be humble when no one else is around. There is no reason for us to demonstrate… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In short: if one has nothing of value to say, only that which is impure defilement, avoid them. They are masters of… — Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Copy Share Image
The pursuit of enlightenment is for the purpose of the world, not merely for the purpose of the individual. Practices for enlightenment… — Bernie Glassman Copy Share Image
To be in thousands of states of mind simultaneously as you perform simple physical tasks gives you a reverence for life. Each… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I've always believed in a higher power. You can call it God, you can call it Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Allah, I don't… — Olivia Hussey Copy Share Image
“because Buddhism, having been adopted by savage tribes as well as civilized nations, by quiet, enervated people as well as by warlike,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
As an enlightened teacher of Buddhism, I'd like to welcome you to the pathway to enlightenment. I'd like to encourage you to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Our beliefs shape how we perceive reality to be, and the belief that shapes our current perception of reality was adopted by… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
“One of the beautiful things about Buddhism is that it does not worship Buddha as a god or deity, but instead celebrates… — Lodro Rinzler Copy Share Image
I don't even think much about politicians. I think about the people in the audience who applaud the politicians. They are your… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Bolshevism is to be reckoned with Mohammedanism rather than with Christianity and Buddhism. Christianity and Buddhism are primarily personal religions, with mystical… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“When I think about what it would take to achieve freedom from all psychological stuff, the response that comes is this: life… — Daniel M. Ingram Copy Share Image
In the Buddhist texts, some of them say, when you die, basically that wild horse gets cut loose, and the mind is… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
It is possible with pure willpower to force the kundalini up the shushumna, through the chakras. You will develop visions of other… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“You don’t need to worship idols of the Virgin Mary, the Christ, or the Buddha. You can if you want to; if… — Miguel Ruiz Copy Share Image
“No one should ever despair because the entrance to his or her chosen career path is clogged. There is an ancient saying:… — Kentetsu Takamori Copy Share Image
It would be exciting to take part in what we now call the Enlightenment at the end of the 18th century, but… — Ken Loach Copy Share Image
Love is light in the inner worlds; it is energy, a luminescent energy that is the basis of all creation. Love is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think it may not be a coincidence that the rise of printing and book publication and literacy and the phenomenon of… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
While this is good and it stores up knowledge and power, at the same time there's a problem with it because it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We see in meditation that our experiences are endless, that we are endless, eternal spirit, not as a thought or an idea… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The study of Buddhism is essentially the study of modification, how we modify the state of mind we're in, how we modify… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You are not a body. You are not a mind. You are infinite light, infinite intelligence, the radiance of all beings, the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I'm a spiritual person. I'm not very religious. I was raised Catholic, but I am influenced a lot by Buddhism and Hinduism. — Rodrigo Santoro Copy Share Image
You can judge a civilization by its level of agreement with the green world. When people respect nature, it's a sign of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There is a dharma for yourself, for someone else, for a family, for a nation, for a universe. There are collective and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The word "Guru", as it is used in the contemporary American scene, is someone who takes all your money and tells you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I am at the Continental Divide with the astral beings. They're most beautiful. They're most luminous. They have many shapes and sometimes… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you want to experience the unalloyed ecstasy of life, you can accomplish this through the twin Buddhist practices of meditation and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The Buddhists say if you meet somebody and your heart pounds, your hands shake, your knees go weak, that’s not the one.… — Monica Drake Copy Share Image
Stop being jealous, I mean, to be jealous is to suggest that God doesn't know what she is doing. This is ridiculous!… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Monks transgress the Laws of the Buddha, stir up the common people, store wealth and weapons, and spread rumors; under the guise… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
This moment there is all that will ever be or has ever been. All the events of all of our lives are… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
It's not like I'm a Buddhist or anything, but I think we've all got, to a certain extent, a predestined life. My… — Howie Long Copy Share Image
There is no reason whatsoever to think that Buddhism can compete successfully with the relentless evangelizing of Christianity and Islam. Nor should… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
Inside you is eternity. A human being is not so simple. We're told that we're Ted or Sally or Willie or whatever… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
