Buddhism Quotes · Page 63

Life is perception. We perceive through different parts of the body of the universe.

— Frederick Lenz

Had Tibet not fallen away from dharma China could not have invaded.

— Dalai Lama

Every time you find yourself becoming angry, jealous or frustrated, stop and think the opposite thought.

— Frederick Lenz

You think that enlightenment is something other than what is happening right now. This is your primary mistake.

— Adyashanti

Enlightenment simply means that you've run out of questions, and that the answers don't matter anymore.

— Frederick Lenz

The nagual is the unknown. It cannot be talked about, it can only be witnessed.

— Frederick Lenz

Next to meditation itself, I really can't think of anything more important than the development of your career.

— Frederick Lenz

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

— Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism is the study of power initially. It takes a certain amount of power to even know your potential - to have…

— Frederick Lenz

It is necessary to go through all the daily tasks and bring perfection to them, to learn to be perfect in your…

— Frederick Lenz

“Thinking that we can find some lasting pleasure and avoid pain is what in Buddhism is called samsara, a hopeless cycle that…

— Pema Chödrön

There are worlds beyond anything you can imagine; there are joys beyond anything you have experienced. There are ecstasies that are undreamed…

— Frederick Lenz

Total relaxation is the ultimate. That's the moment when one becomes a buddha. That is the moment of realization, enlightenment, christ-consciousness. You…

— Rajneesh

“The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development…

— Allan Lokos

What have we to offer the world beside the superabundant loot which we recklessly plunder from the earth under the maniacal delusion…

— Henry Miller

We can continue our quest for improvement or not. We can search for happiness, enlightenment, security or identity or not. The search…

— Steven Harrison

Even if we profess to be non-judgmental, there's an inherent judgmentality and hierarchy in which the spiritual person, the conscious person, the…

— Charles Eisenstein

Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and…

— Amy Chua

Here, the certain temple rule, this seems to me to have a certain responsibility to look after the well-being of society and…

— Dalai Lama

“One of the biggest dangers on the left-hand path, according to Zeena, is that the initiate often adheres to the need of…

— Zeena Schreck

“A koan is like a riddle that’s supposed to help you toward enlightenment in Zen Buddhism. For my answer, I wrote about…

— John Green

“...people taking the time and energy to ask about what they do not understand - I have renewed hope that society can…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“But so long as power remains by itself on one side, and enlightenment and wisdom isolated on the other, wise men will…

— Jean Jacques Rousseau

“Let me say (a few words) about this doctrine by way of criticism. So many Kalpas we spent never meeting with this…

— Kaiten Nukariya

Bow and offer your meditation to Eternity, as you would offer a Flower to your lover.

— Frederick Lenz

“When we pay attention to sensations in our bodies, we can feel that love is the energetic opposite of fear.”

— Sharon Salzberg

I meditate twice a day. I chant. I lean more towards Buddhist practices.

— Taryn Manning

At every moment, you have the opportunity to crap out. The world will always tell you to play it safe and just…

— Frederick Lenz

Hate is the last refuge of the ignorant. Love is the medicine. Compassion is the gift of the awakened ones.

— Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

Learning how to be agreeable is the key to learning self-control.

— Frederick Lenz

Spend time with spiritual friends, those who seek light. Purity is gained through strength.

— Frederick Lenz

I think Buddhism should open the door of psychology and healing to penetrate more easily into the Western world.

— Nhat Hanh

It is the way it is. But it is not the way it appears to be. Enlightenment.

— Frederick Lenz

My family is Jewish, Buddhist, Baptist and Catholic. I don't believe in man-made religions.

— Whoopi Goldberg

Wisdom is to see the difference between nirvana and this world, this self-reflection that the mind creates.

— Frederick Lenz

The mystical kundalini is something that I normally use when we're on field trips, when we go to a place of power.

— Frederick Lenz

“Perfection itself is not the ultimate goal but the ultimate condition of life.”

— Eric Micha'el Leventhal

“Siddhartha considered the ways of the demon, and in that moment he struck.”

— Roger Zelazny

I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'

— Alan Ball

I really like the Buddhist philosophy but that doesn't mean that I am of the religion.

— Ricky Martin