“Instead of catching ourselves after we first felt angry, we develop a visceral sensitivity to what's happening within us in the moment… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Do not feel that you are destined to enlightenment in this life. You have no idea. This is an illusion of selfhood.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Tantric Zen is the original Zen, Zen without rules, Zen without form. Zen can certainly take rules and form. So Tantric Zen… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Buddha gave up his throne and renounced his position, that was true renunciation; but there cannot be any question of renunciation in… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Wisdom, in the world of enlightenment, is not gained through conversation. Wisdom and enlightenment is something that you gain by making the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is not something you achieve. It is the absence of something. All your life you have been going forward after something,… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
An enlightened teacher simply expresses enlightenment in their life by living. It is the student's job to gain the teachings. The teacher's… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You are a fluid metaphor for existence. You are your own death and your own rebirth. Here is forever. It never changes.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Quotes By Transcendologist Kurt Kawohl 1941 - If the medieval practices and the medieval beliefs of Christianity, Judaism and Islam that are… — Kurt Kawohl Copy Share Image
The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Touch ultimate emptiness, Hold steady and still. All things work together: I have watched them reverting, And have seen how they flourish… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“This may be why Einstein once said; "Humanity has every reason to place the proclaimers of high moral standards and values above… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Don't think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice. This is egomania. Appropriate rituals channel your… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You need to work yourself up into some kind of a state every morning and believe that you are doing something terribly… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
In terms of technology and science, tomorrow does know more than yesterday; but when it comes to emotions, living with uncertainty, terror,… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
Well Buddhism, 'shmoodism', I didn't go to India looking for Buddhism. I was looking for truth, or God, or a better way… — Surya Das Copy Share Image
There's no way we can possibly understand anything. But we can see things, we can perceive things, and we can wonder. We… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Stop trying to figure it all. Why worry about it all so much? Why not just live? And then you die. And… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you are serious about sports and athletics then you need to begin the discipline of mind. With the power of mind,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment is living in the light of cosmic collaboration. Collaboration gives us the freedom to come out of the boundaries of limited… — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
I mean that much more than wiser beings from beyond the stars bringing us enlightenment or death or salvation, we are likely… — Jon Spaihts Copy Share Image
If you are going to experience the ecstasy of enlightenment, it is not just going to be a phrase. You've got to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment doesn’t make us a better person if we seek it just for us. It doesn’t erase our desires or put an… — Balroop Singh Copy Share Image
People love misery, they love to feel sorry for themselves, and they definitely don't want to be enlightened. That's the first thing… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
For me the protection of Planet Earth, the survival of all species and the sustainability of our ecosystems is more than a… — Rajendra K. Pachauri Copy Share Image
There are different pathways - be it Zen, tantra, karma yoga, or jnana yoga. Different ways have been devised to do the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Most people have no idea how unhappy they are because they don't know what happiness is. When they get a little break… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Try to be still inside. Learn to quiet and stop thought, and you will be able to develop your mind. Your psychic… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Balance is to choose happiness, to feel that the purpose of life is to love, not necessarily to be loved, to be… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The future is certain for those who follow dharma. Those who don't follow dharma are pushed back again and again into the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Writing generally, it may be said that in design, roof, and general aspect, Japanese Buddhist temples are all alike. The sacred architectural… — Isabella Bird Copy Share Image
Some people say that if you have sex you can't be enlightened. I think it isn't really so much whether you have… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Buddhism maintains that the common reaction of the human mind to pleasure and to achievement is not satisfaction; it's craving for more. — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
You cannot convince a Buddhist to become a Protestant any more than you can convince a person who embraces realism as the… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
The sign that the kundalini is releasing is not the development of miraculous powers, but that your mind is becoming quieter. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The mystical kundalini energy has some, I don't know if you'd call them limitations, but there are certain operational factors which you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Many spiritual teachers have done this. They have disbanded their whole community because everyone got angry. The karma, at a certain point,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When it comes time to die, you will not be afraid. By meditating, you will have already seen beyond life and death… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I recommend for everyone the study of some type of sports or athletics, particularly martial arts. Always check with your doctor first,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
