So he [Shoko Asahara] was insane but managed to convince a couple thousand people that he was enlightened. Western culture, which Japan… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
While notable advances in certain parts of the world in woman's rights have occured in the last hundred years, the centuries of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Life is only meaningless if we fail to make a resolute effort at achieving bliss, attaining the active state of oneness that… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
The day effort ceased, I also ceased. Because you cannot exist without effort, and you cannot exist without desire, and you cannot… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
A lot of men hate women subconsciously or just are very confused about them or are afraid of them or are afraid… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Buddhism: a violent religion that has compensated for the exploding human population by causing whole species of animal vessels to go extinct.” — Bauvard Copy Share Image
We have ideas of God and nirvana or truth or enlightenment. These ideas will go away in nirvana because the suffusion is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Almost anyone can see the golden light in an enlightened master's aura when the master meditates, unless, of course, the person is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“...one had to expect very little—almost nothing—from life, Aaron knew, one had to be grateful, not always trying to seize the days… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
“As matters now stand, a great deal is still lacking in order for men as a whole to… apply [reason] confidently to… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Man does not live by bread alone. I have known millionaires starving for lack of the nutriment which alone can sustain all… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
The more we try and understand enlightenment the more it will elude us. And that's because enlightenment does not come from the… — Anita Moorjani Copy Share Image
Dharma is not about credentials. It's not about how many practices you've done, or how peaceful you can make your mind. It's… — Reginald Ray Copy Share Image
“The most fundamental message of Gautama the Buddha is not God, is not soul... it is freedom: freedom absolute, total, unconditional. He… — Anthony Morganti Copy Share Image
“He broke me down past the flesh, past the muscle, past the bone, down to my soul and in a loud provocation,… — Jay Grewal Copy Share Image
The curve of life is like the parabola of a projectile which, disturbed from its initial state of rest, rises and then… — Carl Jung 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
“the teachings of the Buddha are always meant to be put into practice in order to remove mental afflictions and suffering, and… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
That which is right is different for each one of us in each situation. There isn't a moral code that I or… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It is possible to move to an enlightened state of mind from a lower bardo or level of awareness. It can happen,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
To an experienced Zen Buddhist, asking if one believes in Zen or one believes in the Buddha, sounds a little ludicrous, like… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
What the enlightened person sees no one could ever tell or describe. Wonder beyond belief. We live in a universe filled with… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It's an adversarial world outside of the safety of nirvana and enlightenment. In life, all beings need to feed on other beings… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We, especially those of us in depoliticized and pacified societies, need to cast a colder eye at our self-perceptions, now and in… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
The Buddha taught some people the teachings of duality that help them avoid sin and acquire spiritual merit. To others he taught… — Akkineni Nagarjuna Copy Share Image
“It is neither cowardice nor betrayal to insist that the Enlightenment's main lesson is to be mindful of how much it has… — Samuel Moyn Copy Share Image
The practice of meditation is a way of continuing one's confusion, chaos, aggression, and passion—but working with it, seeing it from the… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
The Lord Buddha was once asked by a disciple to sum up the whole of His teaching in one verse. He replied:… — Arthur E. Powell Copy Share Image
In the spiritual search doubt is beneficial, a closed mind is not. Doubt used wisely assists enlightenment; a closed mind assists ignorance. — Ian Gardner Copy Share Image
“Sadbuddhi (positive intellect which helps in spiritual path & helps in adjustment in worldly life) means that it will not give rise… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Emotions are not 'bad.' At the roots of our emotions are primal energies which can be put to fruitful use. Indeed...the energies… — James H. Austin Copy Share Image
The essence of Buddhism is simply that the mind is forever. We are always experiencing different states of mind in one form… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“What is constant? Is the mind anything more than a conglomeration of thoughts? Where is the mind apart from thought? If there… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
“Realization is the direct seeing that this entity you have believed yourself to be has its roots in something infinitely vast and… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
Who wants to be stuck in being religious and being spiritual either? That's not freedom. You've just exchanged handcuffs for leg irons… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Anything that appears and disappears cannot actually be you because it is being observed by you. By removing the attention from these… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
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