Right now, I'm following the Buddhist principle: Smile as abuse is hurled your way and this too shall pass. — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Copy Share Image
“From the Buddhist perspective, the only lasting way to bring about change is for people themselves to change.” — Pat Allwright Copy Share Image
Hindus believe in God positively. Buddhism does not try to know whether He is or not. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Enlightenment occurs when someone becomes inspired by information and uses it to enhance their life. — Aimee Vernon Copy Share Image
To think that this is the only universe, that the physical creation is all there is, these are the dogmas of our… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In this world, there is a fine line between enlightenment and brain damage. — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
I could justify violence only in this extreme case, to save the last living knowledge of Buddhism itself. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Nothing is distinct and separate. The waves of the ocean arise and have a separate birth, crashing on the shore, but then… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I don't really have a problem with the pain of life. Perhaps that is because I am a martial artist and I… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There must be something here for me to get or to share or to do. So I have the duty that I… — Gary Kraftsow Copy Share Image
For me, in Buddhism there is a plethora of specific teachings that one can seek out and find for the individual dilemmas… — Steven Seagal Copy Share Image
While I am here I would like to experience as many of the beauties of the world as possible and help others… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“karma just means action, in Buddhist terms to act out of an intention conditioned by external and internal conditions, which in turn… — Martine Batchelor Copy Share Image
Pass the popcorn, please. Life is a film, theatre, a theatre of the soul. We play different roles on different stages. At… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, what is known as beginner's mind is a way to look at the world as if for the first time:… — Louis Cozolino Copy Share Image
In an evolutionary context, the goal of the spiritual life is not peace; it's perpetual development. Evolutionary enlightenment is about the ecstasy… — Andrew Cohen Copy Share Image
There is nothing that does not get easier through cultivation. The buddhas of the past started out as ordinary beings. They were… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you a joke, Rora said. Mujo wakes up one day, after a long night of drinking, and asks himself… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
In the East a man becomes divine only when he is no longer jealous, a man is thought to be enlightened only… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“In case you haven't noticed, the word has pretty much given up on the old Enlightenment idea of piecing together the truth… — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
Yes, our enlightenment process is coming, but now it's about accepting our own imperfection as a human being, and through that we… — Christine McCormick Day Copy Share Image
When I was little, my parents belonged to a cult, a big Buddhist sect called Soka Gakkai. I didn't have any particular… — Takashi Murakami Copy Share Image
“Nan Fink Gefen, a Jewish meditation teacher and author of an introduction to Jewish meditation, identifies three major sources of contemporary Jewish… — Rifat Sonsino Copy Share Image
“Buddhism, which does not center on a god, but rather on a human who said suffering arises from craving.” — FastReads Copy Share Image
Nothing goes right on the outside when nothing is going right on the inside. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Enlightenment, and the death which comes before it, is the primary business of Varanasi. — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha. — Bodhidharma Copy Share Image
Elegance is a small price to pay for enlightenment, and I was glad to pay it. — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
The ego seeks fame and fortune. Humility doesn't seek at all - it accepts. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“if Palestine had been invaded by Buddhists, or post-Ottoman Turkey, resistance would have been just as strong.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. —The Buddha” — Timber Hawkeye Copy Share Image
The real dance is within; it is within your mind. Everything is inside your mind. God is inside your mind. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel like Leonard Cohen when he went off to become a Buddhist. — Leo Sayer Copy Share Image
The best form of meditation is the sitting meditation. But work is next. Work is a great way to meditate. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
For the person who wants to get to the mystical experience directly, Tantric Buddhism is the path. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
