I think what's important and extraordinarily practical about Buddhism, is that it offers very concrete methods for people to work with. — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
Don't just sit there. Go do something and don't expect that it's going to be fun unless you make it fun. You… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you work an extra ten hours to help spread the dharma, this will cause for much faster progression. You're doing something… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
No lifetime is a loss if you've leaned something, because that learning stays with you. There is no such thing as a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Many people excuse themselves by claiming that they don't have to do work anymore because they are beyond it. They are simply… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“A man's mind may make him a Buddha, or it may make him a beast. Misled by error, one becomes a demon; enlightened, one… — Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai Copy Share Image
Your mind is made up of light. We call it the dharmakaya, the clear light of reality. The transcendental eternal light is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
What is most important is to go deep into ourselves and discover the loving kindness and compassion of the buddha within -… — Shinjo Ito Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness” is the purest mindlessness. It is the great and perverse desire to annihilate consciousness and exist in an eternal now of… — Jack Tanner Copy Share Image
“Hence there is no free admission to the process of enlightenment - it is always paid at a psycho-traumatic cost. Only such… — Peter Sloterdijk Copy Share Image
In the story ["The Pyramid and the Ass"] there's this war against the so-called Buddhist Terrorists. As we find out, they're not… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
“Religion is inevitably something that demands faith , or belief from us. Given the variety of forms of religion, it is natural… — Tagawa Shun'ei Copy Share Image
“Kundalini means, according to Zeena ‘She Who is Hidden,’ and points to the dormant goddess in every human being’s body. While the… — Zeena Schreck Copy Share Image
In what is seen, there should be just the seen; In what is heard, there should be just the heard; In what… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“The term satipaṭṭhāna can be explained as a compound of sati , "mindfulness" or "awareness", and upaṭṭhāna , with the u of… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
I often say that I'm a Buddhist-Episcopalian. I say that partly to annoy people.I like to annoy people who think that a… — Ninian Smart Copy Share Image
Human beings go to church. The guy in the front dressed in black is the guy you defer to. He is in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
What you have known of this life so far is only a dream, a slim dream at that. As one who has… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The teachings of Tibetan Buddhism have been passed down for a long time now. They have that system pretty well figured out. — Adam Yauch Copy Share Image
When your mind is clear and your third eye is open, you can see and know things that are taking place thousands… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The samurais lived with death constantly. They wore a short dagger to take their own life if need be. At any moment… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are those who feel that meditation is unrealistic or takes them out of the world, and if that was your experience… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“On the Brevity of Our Ties Ties in this world last only for a time. We are husband and wife, parent and… — Kentetsu Takamori Copy Share Image
The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
If you are having sex with someone who is not on the same frequency that you are on, it can be very… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
All things are void. So how possibly could there be any obscurations since everything is void, when you're void itself? There's only… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I don't call myself a Buddhist. I'm a free spirit. I believe I'm here on earth to admire and enjoy it; that's… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Souls have different journeys. The best thing to know is, not what everybody else does, but what you do. Self-discovery essentially is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Within silence all things are contained. What appears to our eyes to be life is but a thin curtain, a gauze penumbra,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In advanced practice there is a sense of commitment to the study. It is happy; it's never forced. It is a natural… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Stop worrying about tomorrow. Stop thinking about yesterday. Mindfulness is to be here now, in the moment. Focus on this moment. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When you could be sloppy, you're not. When you could be indulgent, you're not. When you could be sad, you laugh instead.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Wisdom is seeing that there are templates in the universe that you can follow. They will show you what to do and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“In Buddhist writings, mention is often made of “the abyss of birth." An abyss indeed, a gulf into which we do not… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
The forces are different up here at the continental divide. The magnetic lines of energy run in specific directions. The United States… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The United States is filled with power places. The majority of them, however, are to be found either along the West Coast… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Words are deceptive. You think you understand something because it's explained to you and now you are under no obligation to do… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Treta yuga, when the bull of dharma stands on three legs. Krishna’s story takes place in a later, third quarter of the… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
Diet is a matter of personal preference, but if you're interested in the advanced states of meditation, eating mammals should be avoided.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We who don't want radical Islam to spread must compete with the agents of radical Islam. I want to see what would… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
![“In the story ["The Pyramid and the Ass"] there's this war against the so-called Buddhist Terrorists. As we find out, they're not really terrorists at all, just good folks trying to liberate people from technology and fight against an American government/corporation trying to coopt our souls. The…” quote by Alexander Weinstein](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/95d/alexander-weinstein-17341_american-government_in-the-story-the-pyramid-and-the-ass-the_2664321.jpg)
