No self-effort in the direction of enlightenment is ever wasted. Even if you don't become fully enlightened in a given lifetime, you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Women do not help each other attain enlightenment because in the description of the world they've been given, unlike that of men,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“I'm a Buddhist. You might have a Christian obligation to catch pneumonia while you sit for two and a half hours listening… — Natasha Pulley Copy Share Image
The word enlightenment conjures up the idea of some superhuman accomplishment, and the ego likes to keep it that way, but it… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“The One who devours (completely destroys) our ego and makes us viraat (divine & huge) is called the viraat-svaroop (divine manifestation). Only… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Select companions who are striving for enlightenment. They all have their imperfections, certainly, but at least their attention is moving in the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
To me, the most important thing is to tell a good story. If I can do that, I think that enlightenment, respect… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
The secret teaching was the bodhisattva ideal, to live for others, for the welfare of all beings. That's enlightenment, not some flashy… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“We are only able to disrespect, mistreat, and harm one another when we forget that the other person is us; when we… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Instead of old spiritual distinctions you have new spiritual distinctions, instead of old worships you have new worships. You are all depending… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
When? At this time, while you have all the opportunities, if you do not do your best to achieve the pure, stainless… — Thubten Zopa Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“No claims were made by him [Buddha] to any unalterable truth, nor did he demand that his teachings should simply be accepted,… — Durden Smith Copy Share Image
The Buddhist mind is more complicated than the Christian mind. It comes up with endless heavens, endless hells, endless earths, and then… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Nirvana," says Kiai Hwan,[FN#276] "means the extinction of pain or the crossing over of the sea of life and death. It denotes… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“But if you’re serious about the path to enlightenment and lucrative stock options, go quietly with us in the noise and haste… — Stanley Bing Copy Share Image
Once we've achieved perfect meditation, we're terribly trapped because that's an illusion...any enlightenment that seems ultimate is an illusion. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Sitting peacefully on a cushion day and night seeking to attain Buddhahood, rejecting life and death in hopes of realizing enlightenment, is… — Shoitsu Omatsu Copy Share Image
“Time is an illusion, only the keepers of the illusion are real, and the reality they have spun, keeps us, until we… — Tom Althouse Copy Share Image
It's a good idea to be in the physical presence of the enlightened teacher because it's not physical. You can hear the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You have developed the second attention much more than you realize and you use it more than you realize as a woman.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment doesn't occur by accident. It is a deliberate decision that someone makes again and again. It is something you grow into… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
As a writer, I am an intellectual. I believe in the ideals of the Enlightenment, I believe in the written word, in… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
The species of anti-Enlightenment religion we find among evangelical protestants is far more impoverished, anti-intellectual and downright wretched. — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
“When you have experienced the depth of your inner self, the idea of enlightenment is no longer a goal to strive towards,… — Gary Hopkins Copy Share Image
My favorite cause is the enlightenment of others. I think that is the best place to put money. You get the highest… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Never allow dogmatic interpretations of Karma to keep you from defending what is right or just. You must accept the reality that… — Gary Hopkins Copy Share Image
Singers like Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar are very conscious of what's going on around them, and they're waking up lot of young… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
“When you are truly awakened, you have completely stopped trying to become awakened. You simply are. You know that you did not… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
The great achievement of Western culture since the Enlightenment is to make many of us peer over the wall and grant some… — James Q. Wilson Copy Share Image
“Smartass Disciple: Master, please show me the way to the enlightenment. Master of Stupidity: Walk with me! [but I won't let you… — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
People imagine enlightenment will make them incredibly powerful. And it does. It makes you the most powerful being in all the universe-… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
The genius of Man in our time has gone into jet-propulsion, atom-splitting, penicillin-curing, etc. There is none over for works of imagination;… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
If you seek to change your life and attain enlightenment, you must deal with these questions. If there is no truth in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Until we heal the root cause of our suffering, and awaken to our true nature, our inherent confusion will continue to manifest… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
The problem is that the Enlightenment dream may make too many demands on poor African apes like us. We may just not… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
From the point of view of enlightenment, none of this has ever even been. All time and space, all the conditions that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The few women who have been admitted to the study are usually given a second-class status in which they are taught only… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Hence, [emptiness] is also not an object of [something like the] cognition of Buddhas, because they do not have [such a thing… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, there is no place for using effort. Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
![“No claims were made by him [Buddha] to any unalterable truth, nor did he demand that his teachings should simply be accepted, taken on trust or acquired through an act of faith. Instead he [Buddha] encouraged those who wished to make the spiritual journey he himself had undertaken to experiment…” quote by Durden Smith](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/194/durden-smith-234147_buddhism_no-claims-were-made-by-him-buddha-to-any_1794786.jpg)
![“Nirvana," says Kiai Hwan,[FN#276] "means the extinction of pain or the crossing over of the sea of life and death. It denotes the real permanent state of spiritual attainment. It does not signify destruction or annihilation. It denotes the belief in the great root of life and spirit." It is…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/5e8/kaiten-nukariya-793_life_nirvana-says-kiai-hwan-fn-276-means-the_1135340.jpg)
![“Smartass Disciple: Master, please show me the way to the enlightenment. Master of Stupidity: Walk with me! [but I won't let you try to surpass me].” quote by Toba Beta](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/aaf/toba-beta-105_buddhism_smartass-disciple-master-please-show-me_3062568.jpg)
![“Hence, [emptiness] is also not an object of [something like the] cognition of Buddhas, because they do not have [such a thing as] cognition.” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/c69/karl-brunnholzl-4600_emptiness_hence-emptiness-is-also-not-an-object-of_55069.jpg)
