The Christian pities men because they are dying, and the Buddhist pities them because they are living. The Christian is sorry for… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Everything is dependent upon your state of mind. That is all there is, states of mind, ten thousand of them. Beyond all… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We live inside too much. We live inside and we have square thoughts and square ideas because we live in square houses.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Meditation helps me feel the shape, the texture of my inner life. Here, in the quiet, I can begin to taste what… — Wayne Muller Copy Share Image
There are dimensions of power, there are dimensions of knowledge, and there are dimensions of confusion. The universe is a very, very… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is the "quiet acceptance of what is". I believe the truly enlightened beings are those who refuse to allow themselves to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are millions of little opportunities out there to advance yourself. But you need the personal power to see how to do… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The worst thing you can do is to sit and brood and feel sorry for yourself. Nor should you feel wrong about… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“For most of us enlightenment is not a destination or graduation into a permanent higher state of consciousness, but a moment-by-moment experience… — Dr. Jennifer Howard "Your Ultimate Life Plan Copy Share Image
You may be Catholic or Protestant or Buddhist or Baptist or Muslim or Mormon or Jewish or Jain, or you have no… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“Love requires learning to love ourselves in the mirror, and learning to look other people in the eye. Buddhism, in turn, asks… — Ethan Nichtern Copy Share Image
“The fundamental conflict in the spiritual quest is that ego desires spiritual enlightenment, but ego can never achieve spiritual enlightenment. Self cannot… — Jed McKenna Copy Share Image
“A bird doesn’t attempt to swim, and a cat doesn’t attempt to fly. Yet both are completely content. Their dharma is anchored… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“The parable of the gem in the robe is very short, only one paragraph long in the Murano translation. Yet in spite… — Ryusho Jeffus Copy Share Image
“French Enlightenment philosophers liked to use slavery as a symbol of human oppression, and particularly political oppression. “Man is born free but… — Tom Reiss Copy Share Image
The whole quality of your life depends on your state of mind. There are very high states of mind that very few… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I had been taught that the separation between religion and politics happened in the Enlightenment. But there were people who tried to… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“You cannot reach lofty heights in art if you do not first discover the unsurpassable beauty in your own heart. If you… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Your time has a limit set to it. Use it, then, to advance your enlightenment; or it will be gone, and never… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Anna used to say that the Buddhists meditate about reactions. That we cannot control WHAT happens to us, only how we react… — Suzanne Hayes Copy Share Image
That is the essence and mission of 'rebel buddha': to free us from the illusions we create by ourselves, about ourselves, and… — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Studying with a teacher doesn't simply mean going to an occasional seminar or Zen retreat. It means fully applying yourself to what… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There's a different film being made in every mind. And of course, the star of the film is the mind, the personality,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think with all the odd jobs I ever had, there was some kind of enlightenment but, yes, a lot of pain… — David Boreanaz Copy Share Image
Gut level is a good level to deal with life, and for me, I have to say that Buddhism makes sense for… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
“Vegetarianism and Zen Buddhism, meditation and spirituality, acid and rock—Jobs rolled together, in an amped-up way, the multiple impulses that were hallmarks… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“In enlightenment, the seer and the seen disappear. Or, more accurately, are seen through as illusions. In reality, they were never there,… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
To run away from life and desire is impossible because you are life and you have desire. Accept that this is part… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Practice smiling for five minutes. Stop trying to meditate. Just smile. Let your smile get bigger and bigger. Oh, you're unhappy, you're… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Without being aware of it, you take many things as being your identity: your body, your race, your beliefs, your thoughts. — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
There are many, many different worlds. Just as there are different continents on earth, there are different dimensional planes. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I am against conversion (to Buddhism). In my speech at UN, the first thing I said was that I am for conversion,… — S. N. Goenka Copy Share Image
When I talk about subtle bodies, causal bodies and things like that, it is a good idea not to take it all… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When we are very young children we know how to feel. It's innate. But as we lead a lifetime, we pick up… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The best part of all is that no matter how long you practice, or what method you use, every technique of Buddhist… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Have the courage to use your own reason- That is the motto of enlightenment. "Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals" (1785) — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
“Ranger smiled. “There are times when I seriously consider marrying you, but then I get yet another black mark on my path… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
I teach Zen, tantric mysticism, jnana yoga, bhakti yoga, Tibetan mysticism, occultism and psychic development. I also teach poetry and literature, film… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
