“THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA 1. Question. Of what religion[1] are you? Answer. The Buddhist. 2. Q. What is Buddhism? A. It… — Henry Steel Olcott Copy Share Image
“Nada Brahma Vishwaswaroopa Nada hi Sakala Jeeva Roopa Nada hi karma, Nada hi dharma Nada hi bandhana, Nada hi mukti Nada hi… — Sadhguru Copy Share Image
Even the rich aren't often happy. Their wealth is at best only a temporary distraction. It doesn't make them immune to emotional… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Being concerned about other people is especially relevant in today's world. If we consider the complex inter-connected ness of our modern lives,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Ultimately...woman's equality is not derived from any theory of human nature but rather from concepts of justice, equality and the integrity of… — Jack Holland Copy Share Image
The cartoonists treated Islam the same way they treat Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and other religions. And by treating Muslims in Denmark as… — Flemming Rose Copy Share Image
What I was able to bring to the Christian part of it was the humanism and the humanistic point of view. It… — Ron Glass Copy Share Image
“Take a Trip to Bali through Food! Enter Bali through the food, spices and cooking culture of the island. An array of… — Margery Hamai Puri Lumbung cottages Munduk Mutual Publishing Kachuen Gee Copy Share Image
“150 The Arhat IN OUR SOCIETY, we’re inclined to see doing nothing as something negative, even evil. But when we lose ourselves… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“…Some timeless time later, dreamlike images began to emerge, the solar system, the Earth…the last to emerge was the sense of my… — Ralph Metzner Copy Share Image
“The main shift, you see, is from placing self at the center of our thoughts to putting others there. It is-what do… — David Michie Copy Share Image
Instead of being at the mercy of wild beasts, earthquakes, landslides, and inundations, modern man is battered by the elemental forces of… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
[Buddhism and Christianity] are in one sense parallel and equal; as a mound and a hollow, as a valley and a hill.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“When we look at a tree, we do not see the tree for what it really is. We see how it appears… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. That's… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There's a path in enlightenment called the path of negation where we intentionally throw ourselves into experiences that are extremely transient. In… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Answers are shooting stars in a nebulous firmament. Every burst of outspoken enlightenment fails to betray the vast timeless riddles of their… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
“The Amida Buddha delivers those who recognize their own weakness and cowardice... Those who admit their own faults and above all, those… — Naoyuki Ochiai Copy Share Image
Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom, fortune, joy… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Lots of human-rights tragedies deserve concerts, but there's something extra with Tibet. It's a spiritual culture, a country rooted in humility and… — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
I think there's some pretty amazing language in the Bible. The thing that's always been interesting to me about religion is that… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
America became a special source of attraction to people who were fleeing the aftereffects of the 30 Years War and the religious… — Mitch Horowitz Copy Share Image
The people to become enlightened in Atlantis lit the "flame of enlightenment" on earth for the first time. The members of the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I thought, man, if you could run 100 miles, you'd be in this Zen state. You'd be the f**king Buddha. Bringing peace… — Jenn Shelton Copy Share Image
“The central ideas of Christianity — an angry God and vicarious atonement — are contrary to every fact in nature, as also… — Virchand Gandhi Copy Share Image
“As long as one has such awareness that, 'I am the doer,' there are rituals. As soon as the awareness that, 'I… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The most fundamental message of Gautama the Buddha is not God, is not soul... it is freedom: freedom absolute, total, unconditional. He… — Anthony Morganti Copy Share Image
Dharma is not about credentials. It's not about how many practices you've done, or how peaceful you can make your mind. It's… — Reginald Ray Copy Share Image
The more we try and understand enlightenment the more it will elude us. And that's because enlightenment does not come from the… — Anita Moorjani Copy Share Image
“Impartial, compassionate, brave, and understanding…these are the traits that come with putting the Noble Eightfold Path into practice. By following this path,… — Victoria Stoklasa Copy Share Image
Nature soothes us. Nature heals us, and something more, the woods are a place of power. Any woods that are still surviving… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The Pāli term for "feeling" is vedanā , derived from the verb vedeti , which means both "to feel" and "to know".… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
“...one had to expect very little—almost nothing—from life, Aaron knew, one had to be grateful, not always trying to seize the days… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
This study is not for the amateur. It's not for the dilettante. It's not for the cult follower. It's not for someone… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“But someone may ask, is there any real reason why these sages, whether Buddhist or Stoic, should not recapture the soul of… — Gabriel Marcel Copy Share Image
“We do not measure the value of a person by their outward appearance, rank, or creed, rather by the sum of the… — Guy T. Simpson Jr Copy Share Image
“The first principle is that the business should be successful: that it should make money. There is a belief prevalent in America… — Geshe Michael Roach Copy Share Image
“The parable of the gem in the robe is very short, only one paragraph long in the Murano translation. Yet in spite… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
“A bird doesn’t attempt to swim, and a cat doesn’t attempt to fly. Yet both are completely content. Their dharma is anchored… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“The fundamental conflict in the spiritual quest is that ego desires spiritual enlightenment, but ego can never achieve spiritual enlightenment. Self cannot… — Jed McKenna Copy Share Image