They say Casanova made love to over 10,000 women. Do you think it changed him? It probably aged him a little bit.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Patience from a Buddhist perspective is not a "wait and see" attitude, but rather one of "just be there"... Patience can also… — Lodro Rinzler Copy Share Image
“The great rationalist Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am.” The religious mystic the Buddha said, “I think, therefore I am not.”… — Thomas Stark Copy Share Image
Being a Buddhist monk means never losing one's optimism in spite of all difficulties. It also means being harder on yourself than… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment occurs when someone becomes inspired by information and uses it to enhance their life. — Aimee Vernon Copy Share Image
What yoga philosophy and all the great Buddhist teachings tells us is that solidity is a creation of the ordinary mind and… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
“If a person shows anger to you, and you show anger in return, the result is disaster. If you nurse hatred, you… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
The way to meditate is by not trying to be too good at it too quickly. This is essential, because otherwise you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We yield to none in our love, admiration and respect for the Buddha-the Dharma-the Sangha. They are all ours. Their glories are… — Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Copy Share Image
If you take the time to bring the light of the supra-conscious into your being, then automatically all blockages will go away.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The spiritual journey or the real path of enlightenment is a never ending relentless wonderful pursuit of being real in the moment… — johnjwillard Copy Share Image
There is a flaw with words, they always force us to feel enlightened, but when we turn around to face the world… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
You start meditation as an average human being who is filled with vagueness and not much purpose or definition, who is controlled… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The way advanced meditation is taught, the way I teach it, the way all enlightened people teach it, is through transference. We… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The first of the four noble truths of Buddhism, that there is suffering in life, was enormously important to me. No one… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“When you blame, you open up a world of excuses, because as long as you're looking outside, you miss the opportunity to… — Donna Quesada Copy Share Image
For me, Buddhism is a psychology and a philosophy that provides a means, upayas, for working with the mind. — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
“The calligraphy reads, “Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha.” Listening to talks about the dharma, or the teachings of… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. . . .… — Seungsahn 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
I am an old man now, and when I die and go to Heaven there are two matters on which I hope… — Sir Horace Lamb Copy Share Image
Life isn't complicated. The reason it appears complicated to you is because you are in a very distorted state of mind. That's… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you really have humility when you love, there is only one thought: "What can I do for my beloved?" — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The body is a very low level machine language. The language of the soul, of the mind, is much more evolved. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Buddhism regards all living creatures as being endowed with the Buddha nature and the potential to become Buddhas. That's why Buddhism teaches… — Hsuan Hua Copy Share Image
Meditate on enlightenment. Read the exploits of the great teachers, the great saints. They'll inspire you. Their power is there. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Today, I regularly attend two Buddhist organizations, the Zen Center of Los Angeles and Against the Stream, but I also attend certain… — Maggie Rowe Copy Share Image
Every human being has consciousness, but not every human being has the same amount. The potential for each one of us human… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
The kundalini runs through you. It runs through the ida and the pingala, the two nerve channels in the subtle body; but… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Very few people are happy in this world. Most are miserable. Even in their so-called happiness, they are unhappy; it is so… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Everything around us is shifting all the time. Energy is moving in all things. What gives energy a continuity, what creates a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In meditation, as you go into the causal dimensions, the planes of light, you will be purified, energized and you will become… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In self-giving you must be so careful of egotism. You must be so careful when you are aiding others in their liberation… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Humility doesn't mean hiding in the corner and pretending you are not strong. Humility means to be what you are. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The way you dress is extremely important. It demonstrates your spirit. It's the guise through which the world evaluates and views you. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If meditate on the third eye and have headaches it means you are trying to pull in too much power from the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication. — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
