The word God, to me, is like the word enlightenment. It's become so corrupted by our ideas of what God is. — Gangaji Copy Share Image
It never occurred to any Enlightenment figure in the eighteenth century that law was not preferable to man. — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
The mind, the Buddha, living creatures - these are not three different things. — Sengcan Copy Share Image
The real spiritual power is enabling beings to realize the nature of the mind. That's the power of Buddha activity. — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward,” Krishna tells his student Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita.)” — Jennifer Senior Copy Share Image
I think Buddhism is a wonderful philosophy. I've had the good fortune to meet many wonderful teachers from that society. — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
Religion helps you relate with the universe. Buddha was indifferent to the concept of god yet he gave us values. — Asghar Ali Engineer Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is, in the end, nothing more than the natural state of being. — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
Some souls attain enlightenment. No one knows why. You could say it is individual inclination. I'm not convinced that's the case. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Our world is limited by the machinery we carry. It's very different to the 18th and 19th century Enlightenment scientists who were… — Bernard Beckett Copy Share Image
I prefer Buddhism because it gives three principles in combination, which no other religion does. This is what man wants for a… — B. R. Ambedkar Copy Share Image
You have visits, then you have disappearances. You enter, then you exit. You come, you go. It would be so great if… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man -… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
Saints and ordinary folks are the same from the start. Inquiring about a difference is like asking to borrow string when you've… — Hsu Yun Copy Share Image
Enlightenment has nothing to do with physical knowledge. It is the experience of existence. Existence is infinite. There are countless universes and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“In Hinduism and Buddhism, dharma has various connotations, but generally it means cheerfully fulfilling your moral and ethical duty. Doing the right… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“Jessica. For god's sake," he said. "Allow me to do at least one common courtesy for you. In spite ow what 'women's… — Beth Fantaskey Copy Share Image
“Since the beginning of time men in pursuit of wisdom had routinely retreated to mountaintops, caves, and cabins in the woods. So,… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
“Among all shravakas and pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas are the foremost. So is the Lotus Sutra; among all sutras, it is the foremost! Just… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“The ancient tradition that the world will be consumed in fire at the end of six thousand years is true, as I… — William Blake Copy Share Image
“Answer the Call to Shine Your Light Right now there may be just few individuals who balance duality in unconditional love, but… — Raphael Zernoff Copy Share Image
One of the greatest things that ever taught me a super lesson was when I seen a baby come out of my… — RZA Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment is not an experience at all, because the experiencer is lost. The "I", the ego is lost. Enlightenment is more like… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
Perhaps the most concise summary of enlightenment would be: transcending dualism . ... Dualism is the conceptual division of the world into… — Douglas Hofstadter Copy Share Image
