Remember that it's never a crime in the face of humanity and enlightenment to distribute the works of the great humanists among… — John Dos Passos Copy Share Image
“No matter how busy we may believe we are, we have the wonderful opportunity presently of investing time with loved ones. For… — Tom Althouse Copy Share Image
If the idea of revolution is to win out, it must be through political enlightenment. It is useless to try to impose… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
The hallmark of a person who is following the pathway to enlightenment is that they bring excellence into everything, no matter how… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I observe that more evolved souls are now reincarnating as women. Women find it easier to meditate and easier to develop their… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“If you are ready to accept things as they are, you will receive them as old friends, even though you appreciate them… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is already there inside us and all things. All we have to do is get something out of the way that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Your very success is what's going to destroy you. The survival mechanism that you've developed is the very thing which will cause… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Life doesn’t have a singular purpose and yet we try to pigeonhole this infinite gift by searching for a single meaning behind… — L.M. Browning Copy Share Image
It is dangerous for a spiritual master to accept almost any aspirant. Although it is an aspect of mercy, it is dangerous.… — Bhakti Tirtha Swami Copy Share Image
I am a child of the Enlightenment. I think irrational belief is a dangerous phenomenon, and I try to consciously avoid irrational… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There's a strong nativist tradition - saying, "we have to protect ourselves" - that comes from the founding of the country. If… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
How can one know who his spiritual teacher is?...His heart looks at the spiritual Masters and makes the choice. When the heart… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
Historically, the idea that you take something novel and you break it has been seen as the ultimate rejection of Enlightenment values,… — Sheila Jasanoff Copy Share Image
“Once again, we are reminded that awakening, or enlightenment is not the property of Buddhism, any more than Truth is the property… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Faith does not protect you. Medicine and airbags... Those are the things that protect you. God does not protect you. Intelligence protects… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's understanding without guidance from another.” — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
“Being more self-aware means welcoming more light into a dull life. When we throw light upon our self-perceptions, we immediately realise that… — Raphael Zernoff Copy Share Image
“O Manjusri, in the world, there are two types of persons who destroy the genuine dharma: those who have strong views about… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities. Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Technology isn't fulfilling its promise of unlimited progress and solving every problem through technology. With the Enlightenment and its aftermath, there already… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
In the enlightenment cycle, attention is paid to bringing back the awareness field from other lives. This does not simply mean memory,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We must recognize our own behavioral errors. To be blunt, you are not likely to become a cognitive Zen master anytime soon.… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
So the bodhisattva saves all beings, not by preaching sermons to them, but by showing them that they are delivered, they are… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
The key to enlightenment lies in a secret that very few people have ever known, but which Jesus knew well. The way… — Gary Renard Copy Share Image
The writers of the French enlightenment had deliberately used blasphemy as a weapon, refusing to accept the power of the Church to… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
When I was 18 I read a book about Buddhism and, before I was halfway through it I said to my mother,… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
You must learn to meditate and stop your thoughts. You must overcome all egotism and selfishness by serving others. You must cleanse… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I realize that I've had a very idyllic vision of what spirituality looks like. Honestly, most of Western culture has an idyllic… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
“Buddha was once asked to describe the essence of his teachings," Rinpoche said. "Do you know what he replied? 'Abandon harmfulness. Cultivate… — David Michie Copy Share Image
“The greatest asset to the human experience is the ability to navigate one’s emotions. By practicing the skill of detachment, one can… — Gary Hopkins Copy Share Image
Art is a necessity - an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as a civilized society, regard ourselves as being… — Ken Danby Copy Share Image
When I first was exposed to Buddhism in the mid-1960s, I said it was so practical and utterly pragmatic. That's what attracted… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
Kundalini can be transmitted. A person who is very adept at the enlightenment process can transmit it. Whether you feel it or… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When you visit the Zen Monasteries, one of the first things required is that you bring a donation. They have to pay… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There's a source, there's a perennial source from which all things come forth. We call it the Godhead, Nirvana, the Tao, enlightenment.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment ideas gave legitimacy to this long-held racist “partiality,” the connection between lightness and Whiteness and reason, on the one hand, and… — Ibram X. Kendi Copy Share Image
I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
Fundamentally, Buddhism is for the awakenment and benefit of beings. So, you can't say, "Oh, you can't have it because you're not… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
The essence of Bhagavad Gita is that we should always think of Krsna, become His devotee, worship him and offer homage unto… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
