Don Juan, in the teacings of Carlos Castaneda, makes the same point. You have to fool people into seeking knowlege. People will… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Those who greatly enlighten delusion are buddhas; those who are greatly deluded about enlightenment are sentient beings. — Kim Hee-jin Copy Share Image
Wisdom isn't to know these words. Wisdom isn't to have ideas or philosophies - those are just thoughts. Wisdom is to be… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The person who takes power will never be happy with those things they gain. They have lost their essential balance and innocence.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Evil is an attack against human spiritual development and enlightenment. All evil, badness, neurosis - it has one motive and one motive… — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
As long as you understand the meaning; love everything and attach to nothing, including people, obstacles and material things---then is when you… — Wandini Copy Share Image
“Rage — whether in reaction to social injustice, or to our leaders’ insanity, or to those who threaten or harm us —… — Bonnie Myotai Treace Copy Share Image
If you live for a very long while, you will have to watch your friends and loved ones die, your body age… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“When my self is no longer the all-consuming preoccupation it once was, when I see it as one narrative thread among myriad… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
Joy is what we are, not what we must get. Joy is the realization that all we want or need in life… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
“At the same time, we may not as a culture be fond of old-fashioned supernaturalism, but we certainly like spirituality in whatever… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
“The history of ethics is a sad tale of wonderful ideals that nobody can live up to. Most Christians did not imitate… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
All of the religions - with the exception of Tibetan Buddhism, which doesn't believe in a heaven - teach that heaven is… — Barbara Walters Copy Share Image
I bring quadruple diversity to the Senate: I'm a woman; I'll be the first Asian woman ever to be elected to the… — Mazie Hirono Copy Share Image
The whole purpose of life is to gain enlightenment. Nothing else is significant compared to that completely natural, exalted state of consciousness.… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Copy Share Image
“True strength. There is no conflict with vulnerability or humility. Indeed, vulnerability and humility are essential here, and ultimately what makes strength… — Darrell Calkins Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness, the aware, balanced acceptance of present experience, is at the heart of what the Buddha taught. This book is meant to… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
Many (Christians) have zeal without knowledge, enthusiasm without enlightenment. In more modern jargon, they are keen but clueless. — John Stott Copy Share Image
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
When you catch yourself slipping into a pool of negativity, notice how it derives from nothing other than resistance to the current… — Donna Quesada Copy Share Image
Eternity becomes more beautiful as we age, if we age well. If we age poorly, then we don't improve our minds; we… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We live in a world where money is necessary. You can't just go out and roam the forest and the cities, at… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation and, further,… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Time holds the final claim check for everything we gain or attain in this lifetime. All of our possessions, along with the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The cult phenomenon is definitely journalistically 'in'. But if we were to apply for a financial aid grant as a cult, I'm… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When a man becomes a writer, I think he takes on a sacred obligation to produce beauty and enlightenment and comfort at… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Towards the end of your meditation session, or when you feel your meditation is deep, chant "Kring" seven times. Repeat it with… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It seems strange, since the aspect of a woman is power and that her subtle physical body conducts light very well, that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In the Far East, we look at life in terms of circles. In the West, they look at life more in terms… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Meditate on your own and refine your consciousness. Tighten up your life. Constantly examine your life and look for weak points. You… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Focus on this moment. Hold your hand and see what it feels like. Go look at some grass. Talk to a palm… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Stress is a state of mind and if you realize that you will find that it's something you can deal with. It… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
They are not happy out there. Take a walk today and look at how many people smile. Look at how troubled they… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Buddhism, with its non-theistic framework, grounds its ethics, not on the notion of obedience, but on that of harmony.” — Bhikkhu Bodhi Copy Share Image
Relativity propped it up, at least gave it the illusion of being there…the way all reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you… — Joe Haldeman Copy Share Image
“Today's satori: Such a change of mind would Not exist without My lifelong habit of having My mind immersed in blossoms.” — Saigyo Copy Share Image
As the prana current, kundalini and different energies begin to move through you, you will feel yourself moving and rocking. Keep the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The preservation of Buddhism is preserving your own internal heart. If Tibetans became terrorists they might win back Tibet, but Buddhism would… — Rodger Kamenetz Copy Share Image
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