One can be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ without denying the flickers of the sacred in followers of Yahweh, or Kali,… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
Many people entertain the idea that Christianity,like almost any other religion,is basically a system of beliefs-you know, a set of doctrines or… — Josh McDowell Copy Share Image
“It is an unfortunate fact that proofs can be very misleading. Proofs exist to establish once and for all, according to very… — Herbert S. Gaskill Copy Share Image
“I hope that you have nothing against malice, my good engineer. In my eyes it is the brightest sword that reason has… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
“You know to me a mountain is a Buddha. Think of the patience, hundreds of thousands of years just sittin there bein… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
Reading it the night before, I'd wondered if it would be like that for me-if in one moment, I would finally understand… — John Green Copy Share Image
Instant enlightenment. A quintessential modernism, culture and religion accommodated to the age of fast food and bumper stickers. But psyche and spirit… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
The most important things in life can't be seen with the eyes. Ideas can't be seen. Love can't be seen. Honor can't… — Anthony DeStefano Copy Share Image
The interesting part of my spiritual life is studying as much as you can. Islam and Buddhism and Hinduism and Shamanism and… — Goldie Hawn Copy Share Image
“When the Buddha declares there is escape from sorrow, the escape is Nirvana, which is not a place, like heaven, but a… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“I was only beginning to enter into the infinite subtlety of Gregorian chant. It was - and remains - the only public… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
“They have not forgotten the Mysteries,” she said, “they have found them too difficult. They want a God who will care for… — Marion Zimmer Bradley Copy Share Image
“Envisioning that, 'I am Atma (the Self) and these are my guna-dharmas (intrinsic properties that have a specific function)'; that is to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
It is said that “there is a self,” but “non-self” too is taught. The buddhas also teach there is nothing which is… — Nagarjun Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, we say reincarnation is the conscious taking of rebirth by a Bodhisattva, or by a high being, whereas rebirth, is… — Robert Thurman Copy Share Image
I am proud that London is a city where, the vast majority of the time, Jewish people, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, those… — Sadiq Khan Copy Share Image
“With some gratitude, I realized that my awareness was now stronger than my neurosis. This did not mean that things would never… — Mark Epstein Copy Share Image
“In Advaita Vedanta, and in many other ancient wisdom traditions, the world is said to be an illusion. This illusion is commonly… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
Whereas a lot of Buddhism concerns itself with stages of enlightenment, various precepts and moral codes, and even power structures and hierarchies,… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“Suffering offers a path to awareness. Awareness thus is required for one to be truly born. When one is born, one is… — VD Copy Share Image
The use of drugs like mescaline may serve an appropriate purpose. Indeed, "Psychedelic" drugs have been widely used in the spiritual traditions… — Georg Feuerstein Copy Share Image
Often in history we see that religion, which was meant to raise us and make us better and nobler, has made people… — Jawaharlal Nehru Copy Share Image
In our usual mind state, we are continually activating the process that in Buddhist terminology is known as 'bhava,' which literally means… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is construed as seeing things as they really are rather than as they appear; it is a direct insight into, and… — Kim Hee-jin Copy Share Image
“Those who adhere to principles of nonviolence in the face of colonial oppression are taunted with the ethical impossibility of their positions—… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A symbol in Chinese Buddhism is the lotus plant, which regenerates every year, symbolizing life, renewal, and the Buddha himself. Actually it… — Alvin Leung Copy Share Image
Misunderstanding may arise by confusing the Buddhist and scientific definitions of death. Within the scientific system you spoke quite validly of the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Further, if Spirit has any meaning at all, then it must be eternal, or without beginning or end. If Spirit had a… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
“They’re so silent!” I said. “Yeah man, you know to me a mountain is a Buddha. Think of the patience, hundreds of… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
We live in a world shaped by the ambiguous legacy of the Enlightenment...[it] enlarged the scope of human freedom, prepared our minds… — James Q. Wilson Copy Share Image
“Buddha is our inherent nature—our buddha nature—and what that means is that if you’re going to grow up fully, the way that… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
What makes a difference is when we take our mind and put it into the scriptures, when we read the Buddhist Canon,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“We are one multidimensional being and exist in multiple universes transcending space and time. We could also be described as multiple personalities… — Russell Anthony Gibbs Copy Share Image
“Refutations of the views of inherently existent production are not just refutations of rival systems but should be taken as a branch… — Jeffrey Hopkins Copy Share Image
“The recent explosions, from India to the United States, of ressentiment against writers and journalists as well as politicians, technocrats, businessmen and… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
“Meditation is a method-less act – an act of contemplation – an act of being. And this contemplation or this being is… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I've always liked Southeast Asia a lot. It's a wonderful place, an easy place. People are great, there's a lot of history… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
O Lord, please fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, and nudge me when I've said enough. Enlightenment is the "quiet acceptance of… — Susan Jeffers Copy Share Image
“The founders of modern Burma believed that they could guarantee prosperity and happiness by correctly choosing the moment for the rebirth of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Chakras are mystical energy centers that exist within the human aura. Tremendous occult power resides in a person's chakras. Siddha masters draw… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
![“We live in a world shaped by the ambiguous legacy of the Enlightenment...[it] enlarged the scope of human freedom, prepared our minds for the scientific method, made man the measure of all things, and placed individual consent front and center on the political stage.” quote by James Q. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9d1/james-q-wilson-16701_ambiguous_we-live-in-a-world-shaped-by-the-ambiguo_2694495.jpg)
