We've developed a very complex filing system for existence. We see things in terms of good or bad. We feel happiness, joy,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I've always had these morals I've sort of put on myself: that excess is bad. I used to be into Buddhism and… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Self-control is completely necessary for increasing and raising your attention level. One of the places you practice that is at work. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Today it is very popular to do a thing we call channeling. People are trying to channel entities and have these beings… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Winners are those who dont quit even when they fail, cause every failure is a clue to enlightenment of a path to… — Blaze Olamiday Copy Share Image
Buddhism, I think, is probably facing the single most difficult transition from one historical epoch to another, which is really the transition… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
“Dharma practice means physical hardship; it means that you shouldn't be pansies about it. You should exert yourselves wholeheartedly to engage in… — Ngagpa Yeshe Dorje Copy Share Image
“Buddhism: a violent religion that has compensated for the exploding human population by causing whole species of animal vessels to go extinct.” — Bauvard Copy Share Image
“And so Gotama wandered into the town to obtain alms, and the two Samanas recognized him only by his complete peacefulness of… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
You... are now servants to the ear that needs quiet solace, and the eye that needs the consolation of beauty, servants to… — Joyce DiDonato Copy Share Image
Both my parents were agnostic. My mother was kind of a Buddhist. She had some spiritual tendencies, but they were kind of… — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
I decided that we'd have to take our chances with the law and get the hell out of Baltimore. I thought of… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
“Our religion, with its beliefs, rituals, and dogmas becomes another segment among all the other segments that constitute our linear and fragmented… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
The general notions about human understanding...which are illustrated by discoveries in atomic physics are not in the nature of things wholly unfamiliar,… — J. Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
“There is no reason in principle why the question, what precisely happened at Easter, cannot be raised by any historian of any… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
“The first noble truth of Buddhism is that all life involves suffering. Aging, sickness, and loss are inevitable. And while life includes… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Nature is our friend - trees, squirrels, grass, fields, meadows, oceans - without people. Hike. Walk. Stroll. Bike. Swim. Be in a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Your experiences in the causal dimensions will give you knowledge of time, space, dimensionality and what lies beyond all these things. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Sex is the alpha and enlightenment is the omega. Sex is the first step of the spiritual journey, and enlightenment is the… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
Every civilization: Hindu, Buddhist, Confucianist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim, all of them understood that LEARNING was to make a BETTER HUMAN BEING,… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
From my point of view, which is the point of view of no illusions, there is only winning and losing. You might… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“You will not die if you abandon them. You will not lose if you abandon them. You will gain something greater. If… — Woo Myung Copy Share Image
To not follow the dharma, either intentionally or through lack of awareness, creates a very low level of attention. In this low… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Buddhism allows me to feel well, tranquil, and very happy inside. This is good not only for football but for my life… — Roberto Baggio Copy Share Image
Most of us are raised to believe we are ordinary. The anchor of the universe is present in every child. A parent… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
The Dalai Lama acknowledges that he's met Westerners who to some extent are clearly Easterners at heart, and he would never want… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
If you stay in the attention you are in, then you can predict everything that will happen to you for the rest… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I'd love to find some people to teach advanced meditation to. I've been looking for many years. There are a few around.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The tantras can be very confusing for a person who is new to Buddhism, and for several thousand years the rule was… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
Lakshmi is a celestial being who lives in a higher plane of existence. Her mantra is "Sring." When you chant it, it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think enlightenment is something that you decide to do after you have met someone who is enlightened. Something touches your heart,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We perceive the solidification as the world around us, which appears to be relatively solid. But that solidification is just really a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“There are five major religions formally recognized today: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Each is absolutlely certain that they know for… — Jim Vuksic Copy Share Image
Just like in Christianity or Buddhism, obviously there are certain practices that dictate one's life, but I don't think you can say… — Nia Long Copy Share Image
The universe is made up of an endless ocean of life itself. It is an endless ocean of itself. And for a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are many universes, many dimensions. They are endless. Most of them are not particularly relevant for us. They won't help us.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are billions of people out there walking around and they don't meditate. You can tell. They are not having a good… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The moment something happens to one you love, it's twenty times more intense. You experience pain and enlightenment on a much vaster… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
