Buddhism Quotes · Page 41

Faithfulness, faith, all of the words that so few people live, you must live. Only then are you worthy of immortality.

— Frederick Lenz

“One moment of enlightenment Illuminates the emptiness before you.”

— Roy Melvyn

“One does not know yet whether Christ was God or the Devil - Buddha is more reassuring.”

— Allen Ginsberg

There is no continuity at all. The universe isn't any particular way. It strictly depends upon perception.

— Frederick Lenz

Do not think of how big the universe is, it will merely hurt your head.

— Buddha

This is a dark age. That's not news. It's a dark time when we have to be particularly aware of danger.

— Frederick Lenz

But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside.

— Bodhidharma

Whenever anyone, Buddhist or not, sees a Temple or an image of Buddha they receive blessings.

— Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

You want to be happy; of course, that isn't how you get to be happy; because if you want to be happy,…

— Frederick Lenz

“Speaking of Newton but also commenting more broadly on education and the Enlightenment: "I have seen a professor of mathematics only because…

— Voltaire

It is only when we are by ourselves that we can know others. When we are with other human beings we are…

— Frederick Lenz

The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you…

— Gautama Buddha

I momentarily but genuinely believed that Barack Obama was the answer not only to our nation's depressing politics but to the question…

— Thomas Chatterton Williams

“Numbness was a mere purgatory of gray. No, there was a much worse place. Darkness masquerading as enlightenment. It was a place…

— Neal Shusterman

At least half of your mind is always thinking, I'll be leaving; this won't last. It's a good Buddhist attitude. If I…

— Anne Carson

A soul mate is not necessarily someone with whom you set up housekeeping. Your soul and their soul have a multi-incarnation attraction.

— Frederick Lenz

“I walked for hours, marveling at the extent of the destruction. Cars drove through Daitokuji Temple. Mount Hiei, the birthplace of Japanese…

— Barry Eisler

The point with Buddhism is that it doesn't just tell you to be good, it tells you how. It doesn't just say,…

— Tenzin Palmo

“The basic Buddhist teaching of impermanence (Pali: anicca) suggests that even the most powerful spiritual experiences come and go like clouds in…

— Jonathan Landaw

“What is enlightenment? In its most basic form, it is abiding inner silence. It is directly and automatically experiencing who and what…

— Yogani

“Since I was a big reader, I might be able to accomplish something. I had no gift. That didn’t mean I must…

— Grace Paley

“Old man,” she said. “Don’t you want to prepare or something?” “Prepare what?” “Yourself. For death.” Siri laughed. “Well, Bpoo. Let’s see.…

— Colin Cotterill

“All in Good Time. The ancient Buddhist saying shares, “When the student is ready, the master will appear.” When the timing is…

— Susan C. Young

“[Beings with such realization] do not behold sentient beings, but great compassion still flowers in them. They do not behold themselves either,…

— Karl Brunnholzl

“The path to enlightenment is not a path. It is a realization that you are already the goal.”

— Susan Shumsky

Zen and Buddhism have produced martial arts, because of the Buddhist injunction against weapons.

— Frederick Lenz

“Only the light that shines from within can be true enlightenment.”

— Rian Nejar

Who has that perfect faith and trust? Only such a person with that faith and trust can be enlightened.

— Frederick Lenz

Some of my best friends are Hindu or Buddhist or Sikh, my students as well. This is the sea in which I…

— Diana L. Eck

Tonight is not the end of the world. This is our hot tip of the evening.

— Frederick Lenz

Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

— Elon Musk

A person who has power doesn't seek to challenge others, their battles are within.

— Frederick Lenz

Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.

— Zen Proverb

Enlightenment is scary. Sometimes things look better in the dark.

— David Levithan

If you really have humility when you love, there is only one thought: "What can I do for my beloved?"

— Frederick Lenz

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha.

— Tara Brach

Naturally, the Zen Master Rama philosophy is to have a high state of awareness and material success.

— Frederick Lenz

“Buddhism teaches us to be tolerant and accepting, but tolerance does NOT mean accepting what is harmful.”

— Timber Hawkeye

When we practice mindfulness, our nonphysical side merges with the nonphysical side of that which we are experiencing.

— Frederick Lenz

There's no point in getting frustrated at yourself. Just be truthful.

— Frederick Lenz