“But when, from the midst of the printed page, there suddenly sprang out at her these words: 'Here I stand; I can… — Anna Kavan Copy Share Image
When I hear real faithful people - whether it's a real Christian, or a real Buddhist, or a real Muslim - I… — Patch Adams Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment is not only the end of suffering and of continuous conflict within and without, but also the end of the dreadful… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“Who, pray tell, is for leaving the naked unclothed and the hungry without food? Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism advocated caring for… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
Sometimes in life, we have to go backward a certain distance in order to go forwards. If we have conflicts within ourselves… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The future exists as much as the past - it does not. Why not focus on being? The gift of life, the… — A D Kruk Copy Share Image
If we remove ourselves from the world, we are pretending that we can follow our own individual enlightenment and let the rest… — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
To increase the flow of kundalini that will alter our perception, it is necessary to clarify the purpose of one's being. This… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Greed, fear, lust, hate, jealousy, these are part of reality too ... bundles of consciousness wrapped tightly, barbs on which you can… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“For a practitioner of love and compassion, an enemy is one of the most important teachers. Without an enemy you cannot practice… — Shantideva Copy Share Image
The reordering of the luminous fibers is a very sophisticated art. It's not something anyone should ever undertake without supervision. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The mantra is a very preliminary exercise for the student to begin to grasp a sense of focus. When they are used… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
All the records of your past lives are contained within your own mind, just as the records of your ancestors are contained… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In the Zen of sports and athletics, we seek to bring discipline and control into our physical movements, but at the same… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Dharma is a sanskrit word. It simply means that which is right, that which is correct, that which is the divine law. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I used to live in Buddhist monasteries and I finally had to leave them because they were just too cluttered for me.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Happiness arises when you relax into the reality of your natural condition. The secrets of the universe are already in you as… — Mark Whitwell Copy Share Image
Every time you sit down to meditate, you have to sit down with a resolve to win. You are going to sit… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Real happiness is something most people never know. What we experience in deep meditation, that ecstasy is beyond what human beings call… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We're connected to the Buddhist order, to the mind of enlightenment. All day long we draw the power and force from that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In terms of technology and science, tomorrow does know more than yesterday; but when it comes to emotions, living with uncertainty, terror,… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
While this is good and it stores up knowledge and power, at the same time there's a problem with it because it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You are on a vast wheel of birth and death. You have been through thousands of lifetimes, thousands yet to come. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Science is reaching the conclusions that we had been taught through the Tibetan Buddhist experience. — Gelek Rimpoche Copy Share Image
I deal with two types of students. Those who have a very deep-seated knowledge of love, which are few, or those in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We see very few people who are satisfied. They say that the only ones who are really happy are the enlightened or… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Some people like a harsh teacher. They feel the demands make them learn more quickly. Some like a gentle teacher because they… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
History shows that our way of life is the stronger way. From it has come more wealth, more industry, more happiness, more… — Wendell Willkie 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
That which especially distinguishes a high order of man from a low order of man, that which constitutes human goodness, human nobleness,… — James Anthony Froude Copy Share Image
“Now, Kalamas, don’t go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
You don't have to take drugs to be happy. You don't have to drink to be happy. You don't have to have… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There is an alternative. It's an old alternative. It's not for everybody. It's only for people who are smart, limited market. It's… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Suppose a man threw into the sea a yoke with one hole in it, and the east wind carried it to the… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“If a teacher or a so-called guru offers you enlightenment, tells you he has all the answers, claims his way is the… — karma yeshe rabgye Copy Share Image
Think of your mind as a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it will become. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There was a time when you came forth from infinity, your essence that is. You've always existed, and you'll always exist. But… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
According to accounts of the Buddha's life, it would seem that he had a very deep relationship with nature. He was not… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
All of the religions - with the exception of Tibetan Buddhism, which doesn't believe in a heaven - teach that heaven is… — Barbara Walters Copy Share Image