We are dominated on this planet by a fear-based rather than a love-based thought system. Enlightenment involves relinquishing the thought system based… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“There is no distinction between means and ends. There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. There is no way… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The imbalance I speak of in the world, which we see manifested in wars, violence, poverty and other depressed social conditions stems… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment has nothing to do with being spiritual. Being spiritual is just an idea - it's another ring of perception. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Is enlightenment gradual or is it sudden? Whole schools of Buddhism have grown up around this issue. But it has always seemed… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
You get a very different type of education if you go out to the desert, to the places of power, places where… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I find it ironic to read stories about myself which have never occurred and are simply so absurd that they are comical.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Purity is developed through caring. You need to care about light and the matters of light, truth, religion and spirituality. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Freedom, as I have been taught to understand as a political being in exile- to be protected by law, to be able… — Tsering Wangmo Dhompa Copy Share Image
When Zen masters say 'effortlessness' they are referring to the state when your enlightenment is well rooted. Now there is no need… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The perfume of incense reminds us of the pervading influence of virtue, the lamp reminds us of light of knowledge and the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I believe that one of the most important properties of a work of art is an attempt to reconcile opposites, and in… — Douglas Portway Copy Share Image
People are living in unconsciousness, doing all kinds of things in unconsciousness. Everybody is an unconscious robot. We are just pretending that… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Much of the Buddhist aspiration revolves around mastering this internal reality, fortifying it, and cutting all external strings that might be attached… — Michael Williams Copy Share Image
“I think one of the big opportunities in the spread of Buddhism to the West is that Western students of Buddhism, especially… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“That’s why the coffee house in the Age of Enlightenment and the Parisian salons of modernism were such engines of creativity; they… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
In the emerging culture, darkness represents spirituality. We see this in Buddhist temples, as well as Catholic and orthodox churches. Darkness indicates… — Dan Kimball Copy Share Image
Ultimately one must abandon the path to enlightenment. If you still define yourself as a Buddhist, you are not a buddha yet. — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The nature of Buddhism, as I understand it, is to believe that we are all pure and radiant at our core. And… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
Beyond the world of thought and sensorial impressions, there are planes and dimensions of perfect light, knowledge, and radiant perfection. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“You do not say, “This is enlightenment,” or “That is not right practice.” Even in wrong practice, when you realize it and… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
I am a proud Christian who has been greatly tutored by Hindus and Buddhists and Sufis and others, and I stand and… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as a guru but as a teacher. If one means 'guru' in the original sense a 'dispeller… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It is necessary to disassociate oneself from those who would interfere with your success in enlightenment, in your career, in your life.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are chakras in the hands; you've seen me use those quite frequently when I meditate. I project the shakti, the kundalini,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Buddhists say that thoughts are like drops of water on the brain; when you reinforce the same thought, it will etch a… — Caitlin Doughty Copy Share Image
I want to offer the possibility that Jesus was truly, as he proclaimed, a savior. Not the savior, not the one and… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Walk in nature. Take the time to be still. Practicing arts, arranging flowers, doing some drawing, working on a computer, brings a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Each opportunity to interrupt the onslaught of thoughts and return to the object of meditation is, in fact, a moment of enlightenment” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The afterlife is mostly a dream state where you confront the good and evil within you. The text repeatedly explains that the… — Paul Lowe Copy Share Image
“Thus, what remains after the adventitious stains are realized to be non-existent is clearly not some reified entity, but the naturally pure… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“So I do fear death in the sense that I find the prospect of dying pretty scary. But I no longer fear… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
Nirvikalpa samadhi or sahaja samadhi is all the way up. You get above the cloud line to the land of eternal snows… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Mysticism is concerned primarily with moving our awareness field from the beginning of the band of perception, the human band, up to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I meet people who neglect career. Their lives aren't centered at all. They don't have much money. They have this spaced-out look… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
To become wise, meditate on the third eye, between the eyebrows and a little bit above. Focus on that spot, the Agni… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There is competition in Zen. Let's not be ridiculous. There is competition in everything in life; being a winner in Zen means,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Intentional suffering and the postponement of happiness is not yoga or Buddhism. It will not lead to a better incarnation. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In the creative arts you draw a special power. The discipline required is awesome to be an actor or an actress, to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Aggression, Violence, Exploitation, Depression, Despair, Prejudice, War, Intolerance, Poverty, Are all a result of a misunderstanding of the nature of Self.” — Shoryu Bradley Copy Share Image
