“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'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
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
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
“Man is born free but is everywhere in chains,” wrote Jean-Jacques Rousseau in The Social Contract in 1762. A generation of crusading… — Tom Reiss Copy Share Image
I don't think there is anyone in public life today who can escape the inevitable onslaught of the media. It seeks to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
She said, "It's not life or death, the labyrinth." "Um, okay. So what is it?" "Suffering," she said. "Doing wrong and having… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Who, pray tell, is for leaving the naked unclothed and the hungry without food? Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism advocated caring for… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
“There was once a lady who was arrogant and proud. Determined to attain enlightenment, she asked all the authorities how to go… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“Meditation,” said his teacher, “hasn’t got a damn thing to do with anything, ‘cause all it has to do with is nothing.… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“The advantages of developing absorption concentration are not only that it provides a stable and receptive state of mind for the practice… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
The dharma is the most precious thing in the world and we should put it at the center of our hearts and… — Tenzin Palmo 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ultimate purpose of Zen,' I remembered the roshi telling me, 'is not in the going away from the world but in… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
By nature, it's impossible to describe enlightenment! How do you plan on sharing your enlightenment? Hahaha, that's impossible. Wake up! That'll be… — Osamu Tezuka 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
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
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
You have thousands of selves inside you. Meditation is a process of peeling back the layers of the self. We start with… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The unconscious mind is a vast repository of experiences and associations that sorts things out much faster than the slow-moving conscious mind.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Everyone meditates in their own way. Some people sit and practice formal mediation techniques for many hours a day while others spontaneously… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
