“A truly compassionate person touches a chord in us that resonates with some of our deepest yearnings. People flock to such individuals,… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
“In brief, what Centrists refute is any notion of real or absolute existence or an intrinsic nature that is attributed to any… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
Subtract miracles from Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Toaism, and you have essentially the same religion left. Subtract miracles from Christianity, and you… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
“…I told Jack I had nothing to say about his vision of God. I couldn’t believe in God myself. In his next… — Joyce Johnson Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity...No thing is required for this enlightenment.. .except freedom; and the freedom in question is… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Ours is a society of denial that conditions us to protect ourselves from any direct difficulty and discomfort. We expend enormous energy… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
We are approaching a time when Christians, especially, may have to declare the social contract between Enlightenment rationalists and Biblical believers -… — Cal Thomas Copy Share Image
All that you seek is already within you. In Hinduism it is called the Atman, in Buddhism the pure Buddha-Mind. Christ said,… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
“The world exists because your mind exists. If your mind didn’t exist, there would be no world. As you look at these… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
“In its dream of the triumph of reason and science, the Enlightenment of the eighteenth century failed in its hope of sweeping… — Jan Swafford Copy Share Image
The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“Bhikkus, all is burning. And what is the all that is burning? The eye is burning, visible forms are burning, eye-consciousness is… — The Buddha's Fire Sermon Copy Share Image
Creativity has nothing to do with creating something, creativity is simply the presence of God. Those who are fortunate enough to come… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“We are condemned to be modern. We can’t escape the facts of our history or of living in an age dominated by… — David Watson Copy Share Image
You are not my follower,nobody is.But certainly you have chosen to be with me.That is your choice.You have fallen in love with… — OSHO Copy Share Image
“Today, as you prepare for beginning the third week of practice I encourage you to write down some things that you may… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
If your parents were strong in one way and weak in another, you will be strong in the same way and weak… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Although social and personal circumstances will play their part in contributing to how an individual suffers, in Buddhist thought blame is seen… — Desmond Biddulph Copy Share Image
“The modern scientist attempts to step outside of himself in order to observe himself, an attempt that is always doomed to failure.… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
Expectations of goals and rewards (such as Enlightenment) are recognized for what they are: last-ditch attempts by the ghostly self to subvert… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
“Buddhism is not a belief system. It’s not about accepting certain tenets or believing a set of claims or principles. In fact,… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
We all - whether naturalists, atheists, Buddhists, or Christians - see the world through the grid of an interpretive framework - and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Now however, we have contraception and it's mostly reliable so you can have sex without that happening. So then you start vilifying… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
“This is always and inevitably the case. No one gets away with murder. No one gets away with anything. You can't escape… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
If you were to rush into this room right now and announce that you had struck a deal - with God, Allah,… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not from… — Rumi Copy Share Image
“He shimmered in the mirrors. An infinite number of Adrians in beige corduroy trousers and plum-colored turtlenecks and brown suede jackets. An… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
If you try to become a buddha, one thing is certain - you will not be able to become yourself. One thing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Even when we feel like we have found theological common ground—like Abraham as the patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims—we quickly discover… — Eboo Patel Copy Share Image
This is what enlightenment is all about - a deep understanding that there is no problem. Then, with no problem to solve,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Pick a profession that will give you enough money to give you economic freedom. It is nice to pick a career that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Again, ancient Zenists did not claim that there was any mysterious element in their spiritual attainment, as Do-gen says[FN#259] unequivocally respecting his… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that religion had already waned under the onslaught of the Enlightenment, but it was Freud who provided the… — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
In the process of self-discovery you will learn to be kind when you could be harsh. You will learn to forgive, mostly… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
My mom and my aunties are really devout Christians. My mom married a Muslim when I was 12, so I got teachings… — Tech N9ne Copy Share Image
“The Buddha isn’t a god or deity to be worshipped. He was a rebel and an overthrower, the destroyer of ignorance, the… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
The 1990's will be a determining period of time for another cycle. If humanity during this time chooses to throw away a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Until we begin to question our basic assumptions about ourselves and view them as fluid, not fixed, it’s easy to repeat established… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
The very desire to seek spiritual enlightenment is in fact nothing but the grasping tendency of the ego itself, and thus the… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
The higher nature in man always seeks for something which transcends itself and yet is its deepest truth; which claims all its… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
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