Reading books about enlightenment does not make you enlightened at all. You have to meditate yourself. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Witnessing is not flowing with the current of the river but observing the flow from the bank of the river.” — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
Nirvana and enlightenment exist just on the other side of your sensory perceptions and your thoughts. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Buddha is sometimes called the ‘Awakened One’ because he has awakened from the ‘sleep’ of ignorance.” — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
“if we are attached to our own tenets, view, and practice we will not realize Mahamudra.” — Sangyes Nyenpa Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Scared of the truth Scared of the proof Scared of the minds Enlightening the youth — Deri Isaac Copy Share Image
“Renunciation is the art of removing the barriers between one’s self and others.” — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
The Bhagavad-Gita has a profound influence on the spirit of mankind by its devotion to God which is manifested by actions. — Albert Schweitzer 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
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
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
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
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
“Our lives are a divine expression no matter how messy and weird they may be. How much more meaningful can it get?… — Enza Vita 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
“***Not Religious October 31, 2017 I am an ordained Lama of the Celtic Buddhist lineage, a multi-decade student of many great Tibetan… — Doug "Ten" Rose Copy Share Image
My own experience has taught me not to underestimate the power of those who protest against cruelty. I'd also say that there… — Bette Ford Copy Share Image
“All in all, The Sutra of the Teaching ofAksayamati lists eight criteria that distinguish expedient and definitive meaning: i) The expedient meaning… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“In order to grow sometimes we must cease striving to meet other people’s expectations and begin establishing new goals that develop our… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“In the end, all any of these religions aim to do is give us hope. The main difference with Buddhism is that… — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
It is quite natural, in pursuing enlightenment or just in trying to be happier, to look to your everyday experiences for signs… — Thaddeus Golas Copy Share Image
“In making a path like the Buddha, we discover our own capacities for relationship. Doing this is like feeling our way in… — Mark Epstein Copy Share Image
“An age cannot bind itself and ordain to put the succeeding one into such a condition that it cannot extend its (at… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Care, but don't be pushy! Don't preach about enlightenment to people who don't really want to hear about it. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Pain in the body is a clear indication, Something in the energy fields are blocking inner growth.” — Nikki Rowe Copy Share Image
I have made a vow to attain Enlightenment in the female form - no matter how many lifetimes it takes — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“Don't think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice.” — Brian Browne Walker Copy Share Image
