“Wisdom is my religion. Books are my priest. Libraries are my temple. Enlightenment is my heaven.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
A Guru is there to show you what you are. You are not different from Me. Whatever I am, that is what… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free. — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
We're in an age of enlightenment, and we have a choice as a society which path to take. — Rhys Ifans Copy Share Image
You British plundered half the world for your own profit. Let's not pass it off as the Age of Enlightenment. — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share Image
“How could the Buddha have believed that being incarnated as a human being was fortunate? Had he ever been to Georgia?” — Brenda Peterson Copy Share Image
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realized. — Dalai Lama 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
“Zen teachers expound with strong conviction. Enlightened Consciousness is, according to Zen, the centre of spiritual life. It is the mind of… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“When you refuse to entertain the possibility of a solution because you “know” it will not work, then you have successfully strengthened… — Gary Hopkins Copy Share Image
The Bhagavad Gita deals essentially with the spiritual foundation of human existence. It is a call of action to meet the obligations… — Jawaharlal Nehru Copy Share Image
Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment was not just Gautama Buddha's, but you too, individually, must find this new perspective of life, this new point of view… — Gyomay M Kubose Copy Share Image
“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything… — Cynthia Occelli Copy Share Image
Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don't believe others, just listen to your mind. You don't have to go… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
I didn't really understand that Vipassana is a relatively new form of Buddhism that was based on the storage of pain. So… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
If it's real enlightenment...you're dealing with someone who's broken through every rule, every barrier, every do and do not, and they've reached… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“In brief, the Karmapa says, with regard to the manner of what is to be proven and the means of proof in… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
The type of Buddhist practices that I talk about in 'The Art of Happiness' have to do with reconditioning one's way of… — Howard Cutler Copy Share Image
Don't move. Just die over and over. Don't anticipate. Nothing can save you now because you have only this moment. Not even… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
“In order to find what the concept of God is pointing to, you must let go of your image of God and… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
The Buddha, the Godhead, resides quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer or the gears of a cycle transmission… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
Let's consider: at the time of the Buddha, when he attained enlightenment, according to the old texts, in the first watch of… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
The test of Guru is that by following his instructions. You'll be free from anxiety...Don't try to find a cheap Guru as… — Anonymous 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
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
“Renunciation is the art of removing the barriers between one’s self and others.” — Amit Ray 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
I have made a vow to attain Enlightenment in the female form - no matter how many lifetimes it takes — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“If death is perfect enlightenment, life appears to be the perfect opposite.” — Anthony Marais Copy Share Image
“School rewards with a certificate; nature rewards with enlightenment.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I think it is very important to view life in terms of winning and losing until complete enlightenment has occurred. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all. — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
A fully blossomed human potential is enlightenment. It is becoming a child again, and coming back to your original nature. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
“In the search of truth I lost myself; in the search of myself I found God.” — Shiva Negi Copy Share Image
“How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?” — Plato Copy Share Image
“This is the sinking woman whose soul touched the ocean and caused it to storm kisses.” — Gloria D. Gonsalves Copy Share Image
