Our lives are lived in intense and anxious struggle, in a swirl of speed and aggression, in competing, grasping, possessing and achieving,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The dialectical change of mind that occurs in Buddhism is not simply the assimilation of a new philosophical basis or religious basis… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
My idea for a Buddhist video game: No guns. Self-immolate instead. Get reincarnated. Repeat until you find Nirvana. Takes forever to play. — Dan Spencer Copy Share Image
The important thing to remember is to follow the path of light. As the fictional character Yoda, from Star Wars, correctly pointed… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It is only when you realize that you are mortal and yet immortal simultaneously that you begin to realize that the beautiful… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“I never believed in dharma. karma, reincarnation, or any of that spiritual crap, which caused sort of a problem growing up because… — Sonia Singh Copy Share Image
It may seem unrealistic to think we can ever become free from hatred, but Buddhists have systematic methods for gradually developing a… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
A great deal of humility is necessary in the process of self-discovery. Humility is the ability to accept what and who you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Our ancient sources of wisdom call on human beings to rise to their highest capacity and behave in extraordinarily open and generous… — Rodger Kamenetz Copy Share Image
I understand that words can mean different things to different people, and, further, that people can have different relationships with complex abstract… — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance of its revenues, nor on the strength of its fortifications, nor on… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Religion is the emulation of the adult by the child. Religion is the encystment of past beliefs: mythology, which is guesswork, the… — Brian Herbert Copy Share Image
Some of Buddhist texts say that, in the moment after you die, you think of New Jersey and you go to New… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“One age cannot bind itself, and thus conspire, to place a succeeding one in a condition whereby it would be impossible for… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
In dealing with the arrogant asserter of doubt, it is not the right method to tell him to stop doubting. It is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The Air Loom had been constructed by the Jacobins in Paris around the time of their coup d'etat in 1793. Just as… — Mike Jay Copy Share Image
I love so and so, how can I let go of them? You don't have to. You do whatever you chose. What… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I am very interested in the enlightenment of women. Very few teachers of advanced self discovery work with women, and if they… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you meditate, you can experience the other worlds, the far-flung eternities and dimensions - and you are not stuck in any… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When we see a hero, on the one hand, we applaud them; on the other hand, there is something in a lot… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I teach Zen, tantric mysticism, jnana yoga, bhakti yoga, Tibetan mysticism, occultism and psychic development. I also teach poetry and literature, film… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The experience of light in a very pure form always creates happiness. The experience of desire and aversion tends to create unhappiness. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The intuitive mind is nonphysical. It is not part of the brain or any other cellular structure in the physical body. It… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“When the world is filled with evil, all mishaps, all difficulties, should be transformed into the path of enlightenment.” — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
Take a yoga class, study different forms of self-discovery. Some people are crazy and fanatical, avoid them. People who are balanced and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment consists not merely in the seeing of luminous shapes and visions, but in making the darkness visible. The latter procedure is… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
As Buddhist monks, our task is to bring ourselves resolutely more and more into light, to forgive and forget, to forget those… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
To become completely aware is the journey of enlightenment. There is pain in it and suffering. But you already have those things… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“A young Buddhist frog took a leap, Into some traffic, "Beep, Beep!" He sprung from his feet, Jumping into the street, And… — Lennie Peterson Copy Share Image
Self-discover is not as someone would have us think, a heavy, awesome, moral process where everyone sits around and frowns. As you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
According to the Buddhist belief, you can go on and on indefinitely, so you see your life as just a brief moment… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is the inner light of wisdom that is permanently free from all mistaken appearance, and whose function is to bestow mental… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
The astral dimensions afford you opportunities to have experiences and gain insights into the structural nature of how dimensions are made up… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Happiness is something that you can definitely achieve. At first, it will just come for a moment or two. Then it will… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In the Bhagavad-Gita, a book that I revere and respect, it's indicated that even women, along with animals, are capable of attaining… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“8. Zen is not Nihilistic. Zen judged from ancient Zen masters' aphorisms may seem, at the first sight, to be idealistic in… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Smith, I distrust any kind of Buddhism or any kinda philosophy or social system that puts down sex said Japhy (Gary Snyder)” — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is eliminating mental confusion, eliminating hatred, jealousy, mental toxins, cravings. That's very simple and straightforward. Whether you can do it or… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Following dharma puts you in a proper field of attention. In a proper field of attention, regardless of what your outer circumstances… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
