The idea that Buddhism denies what is called in the West 'individual immortality' is a mistake, so far as the Buddhist scriptures… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
Marx's early manuscripts, with their roots in the Enlightenment and Romanticism, derived fundamental concepts such as alienation from a conception of human… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain,… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
At the end of each meditation session, bow your head toward the ground. Give away your meditation to the universe. Whether you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
This watchfulness, this witnessing is the ultimate secret of creating a religious life, of creating a life of transcendence, a life of… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Be the monarch of your life and sign the decree to exile suffering and call back from all points of the universe… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“I shall live here in the rains, There in winter, Elsewhere in summer," muses the fool, Not aware of the nearness of… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
According to Buddhist scriptures, compassion is the "quivering of the pure heart" when we have allowed ourselves to be touched by the… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
“You have compassion but by itself it is not enough. It is almost as if you carry around inside you some dead… — John Dolan Copy Share Image
“What if all things in our imagination exist somewhere?" he said. "What if dreams are real?" "It would be nice to have… — Jessica Amanda Salmonson Copy Share Image
We are cognizant of time, the sense that there is mutability. Time is change. It's the separation of eternity from itself. When… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Quotes By Transcendologist Kurt Kawohl 1941 - If the medieval practices and the medieval beliefs of Christianity, Judaism and Islam that are… — Kurt Kawohl Copy Share Image
“Touch ultimate emptiness, Hold steady and still. All things work together: I have watched them reverting, And have seen how they flourish… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Whether you look at Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism, wherever a distinction of sex is made, it is to the advantage… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
“10. Idealism is a Potent Medicine for Self-created Mental Disease. In so far as Buddhist idealism refers to the world of sense,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
What I like about Tibetan Buddhism is it was taken to Tibet in the 7th century and then again in the 11th.… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“Religion [Dharma] means to do good for others and non-religion [Adharma] means to hurt others. This is referred to as religion-nonreligion [Dharma-Adharma].… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“To just be--to be--amidst all doings, achievings, and becomings. This is the natural state of mind, or original, most fundamental state of… — Lama Surya Das Copy Share Image
A critical part of Tantric Buddhism is a process of turning of the activities and experiences in your daily life into meditation. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Religions are the training wheels of self enlightenment. They can be helpful in the beginning but at some point they must be… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
Anything that you might want to be is around somewhere. You can become it. You just have to get into the state… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I hope Jesus will save Buddhism, Islam and every other religion, including the Christian religion, which often seems to need saving… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share Image
Outside of nirvana, the planes begin, the subtlest planes of light that vibrate fastest, all the way on down through the astral… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When you meditate, you will care more for those around you and you will be able to do more for them, as… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment. — Stanislav Grof Copy Share Image
Developing inner values is much like physical exercise. The more we train our abilities, the stronger they become. The difference is that,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Even if you are focusing on a chakra, you don't want to do that for the whole period of meditation. There should… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
What can be the dharma at one point in your life can totally reverse itself, and suddenly you might be doing something… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There is an emergent enlightenment appearing today, unique to no particular culture or ethnicity. Anyone who chooses to be, is its conduit. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
People on the pathway to enlightenment become very successful in whatever they approach, because they have learned to discipline the mind. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Do not give them a candle to light the way, teach them how to make fire instead. That is the meaning of… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
When you see someone's aura, it is an outer reflection of the subtle physical body. It is about the same shape as… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Buddhists understand that today and all other days have turned out the way they have because of karma. The interconnection of one… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I wouldn't consider myself a Buddhist or a card-carrying zealot at all. My first commitment is as a scientist to uncover the… — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
In this lifetime you can lose everything. Everything passes here. But you don't lose any spiritual knowledge that you have gained in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Most people don't care much about enlightenment and the truth. They'd rather watch the Home Shopping Network, and maybe that's another kind… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not of… — Rumi Copy Share Image