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
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
Even in the world, the yogi who faithfully discharges his responsibilities, without personal motive or attachment, treads the sure path of enlightenment. — Mahavatar Babaji Copy Share Image
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
The people to become enlightened in Atlantis lit the "flame of enlightenment" on earth for the first time. The members of the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA 1. Question. Of what religion[1] are you? Answer. The Buddhist. 2. Q. What is Buddhism? A. It… — Henry Steel Olcott Copy Share Image
I grew up in a whaling town. We didn't stop whaling in Australia until 1978. And I've always lived in fishing communities.… — Tim Winton Copy Share Image
“But sharing does not mean wanting others to abandon their own spiritual roots and embrace your faith. That would be cruel. People… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“When we look at a tree, we do not see the tree for what it really is. We see how it appears… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
“Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights. But your ears thirst for the sound of your… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Instead of being at the mercy of wild beasts, earthquakes, landslides, and inundations, modern man is battered by the elemental forces of… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
“Removing toxicity from your life is essential to maintaining a peaceful state of mind and an overall quality of health. This purging… — Gary Hopkins 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
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
“Our senses inform us of the colour, weight, and consistence of bread; but neither sense nor reason can ever inform us of… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“To see through the illusion of duality, remember that fear and darkness have no substance in themselves, for they do not indicate… — Eric Micha'el Leventhal Copy Share Image
After his great awakening, the Buddha continued to meditate and to devote himself to others; otherwise his vision would have receded into… — Huston Smith 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
“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
Built on the foundation of concentration is the third aspect of the Buddha’s path of awakening: clarity of vision and the development… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
If the teacher is truly enlightened, energy and light is always coming forth from them. To be in their physical presence is… — 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
“Without spiritual development we are like travelers on a dark country road, with only a candle to light our way. But when… — Anthon St. Maarten 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
It is vain to think that we choose, that our own energy, our own intellect will create the possibility of us experiencing… — Frederick Lenz 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
“How can a lama say enlightenment is for all beings, yet when he sees me, a woman, he does not give me… — Perri Birney Copy Share Image
Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that… — Dogen Copy Share Image
The Enlightenment diamond-shaped society, with a huge, prosperous, socially-mobile, empowered middle class, is by far the most productive and creative system the… — David Brin Copy Share Image
“Sex is the alpha and enlightenment is the omega. Sex is the first step of the spiritual journey, and enlightenment is the… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
“You will not die if you abandon them. You will not lose if you abandon them. You will gain something greater. If… — Woo Myung Copy Share Image
To not follow the dharma, either intentionally or through lack of awareness, creates a very low level of attention. In this low… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think enlightenment is something that you decide to do after you have met someone who is enlightened. Something touches your heart,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The moment something happens to one you love, it's twenty times more intense. You experience pain and enlightenment on a much vaster… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
Each of the small enlightenments that a Zen practitioner has, which are known in Zen as "Satori experiences," provides deeper insights into… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
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