A mantra is a thought. Use a mantra to help you still your mind initially and then move into silent meditation. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.” — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice. — Dogen Copy Share Image
In reality, as any physicist will tell you, the physical world is made up of moving energy. All matter is energy. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“In the light of Buddhist meditation, love is impossible without understanding.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
People may wish to say that the thing that is in conflict with my creativity is not Buddhism - that's fine. — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
“And don’t feel like you’re committing a felony-level violation of Buddhist dogma just because you think of yourself as being a self.” — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
To be fixated on Sahaja Samadhi is to be fixated. To be fixated on the idea of being not fixated is fixation… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“What mindfulness does is create some space in your head so you can, as the Buddhists say, “respond” rather than simply “react.”… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“At the moment of enlightenment, everything is dropped—body, mind, all states, all things—everything. At that moment, there is no separate entity that… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
You have to be courageous in life to allow a lightness to engage your being. It is easy to be a jerk.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Eternity manifests itself in endless ways on endless planes of existence that they call lokas, other dimensions...worlds within worlds. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Simply because you can perform feats of power does not mean you are, in the classical sense, fully enlightened. It means that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Emotional control is essential for attaining higher levels of mind. The thing that the teacher looks for in a student is the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is the mind that is open to anything, but attached to nothing. That is freedom. No values, no resentment, no grudges.… — Gary Busey Copy Share Image
I was exposed to a mix of cultures, lots of different religions and beliefs. I was a spiritual kid and went to… — Harvey Fierstein Copy Share Image
“Hinduism is the religion of the king. If you want something – you ask the king. Christianity is the religion of the… — Ngakpa Chögyam Copy Share Image
“Maybe that's a haiku, maybe not, it might be a little too complicated," said Japhy. "A real haiku's gotta be as simple… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
Hinduism, Confucianism, and Buddhism are huge traditions of enormous importance, and they aren't monotheistic. Again, this reflects the fact that our preconceptions… — Robert Neelly Bellah Copy Share Image
What is dangerous about the far right is not that it takes religion seriously - most of us do - but rather… — Barbra Streisand 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
Spiritual power is generated within temple walls, and sent out to bless the world ... Every home penetrated by the temple spirit… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
