The Now is as it is because it cannot be otherwise. What Buddhists have always known, physicists now confirm: there are no… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
It is the courage to make a clean breast of it in the face of every question that makes the philosopher. He… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
It really was something, to see Ram Bahadur Bomjon, apparently living without food or water. Before I went on that trip I'd… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is not so much a hard-won achievement, much less a "creation," but instead is deep relaxation and recovery of our natural… — Alex Grey Copy Share Image
“To the representatives of theoretical Islam, i.e. Islamic fundamentalists, the Jews, the Christians, the Hindus, the Buddhists and all other humans who… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Fish sense, applied in the field, is what the old Zen masters would call enlightenment: simply the ability to see what's right… — John Gierach Copy Share Image
“We are travelers on a cosmic journey — stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal.… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Buddha nature, is like the sun which is always shining, always present, though often obscured. We are blocked from our natural light… — Stephen Levine Copy Share Image
“We are animals descended from five billion years of wanting, striving, and seeking. And life just doesn’t cooperate. So we suffer. And… — Jay Michaelson Copy Share Image
“Recollection of death also serves as a useful preparation for the time when one actually has to face death. As the concluding… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
A very enjoyable meditation on the curious thing called 'Zen' -not the Japanese religious tradition but rather the Western clich of Zen… — Alexander Gardner Copy Share Image
“If it has introduced you to the Mahayana Buddhist concept of Sunyata then it has achieved its main goal. Once you experientially… — A.G. Cusick Copy Share Image
“Light was the symbol I tried to give them...The Cross was the symbol they adopted. The pain of self-sacrifice was obvious to… — Philip Wylie Copy Share Image
One day I saw a picture of the Buddha on a Buddhist magazine and he was sitting on the grass, and he… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The satsang is - within the mass culture - like little mushrooms here and there, and somebody, maybe a Christian and a… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
“According to your holy book, every single Buddhist, Jew, Hindu, Muslim, follower of various minor traditions or sects, those who do not… — David G. McAfee Copy Share Image
“I do not expect everyone to like me; but I would be extremely surprised if a person whom I consider highly spiritual,… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
“When we speak of the sangha, we speak of the " arya sangha ," which means the "exalted sangha". At the time… — Dhomang Yangthang Copy Share Image
“I was encouraged to ask in all seriousness what this life is for, what matters most for myself and others, what non-negotiable… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
Life is an endless, truly endless struggle. There's no time when we're going to arrive at a plateau where the whole thing… — Arthur Miller Copy Share Image
“This suffocating interior of a dime-store shop was my own personal self; these gimcrack mobiles of tin and plastic were my personal… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and failure to listen, I am committed to cultivating loving speech and compassionate listening… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“Confucius, Lao Tsz, and Shakya, however, were all the wisest of sages. Each of them gave his teachings in a way different… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
Is this what you have in mind,' I asked the Dalai Lama, 'when you say in teachings that the buddhas and bodhisattvas… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
They say that everything is derived of star dust -- We are the universe simply exploring itself. It's a peculiar thing really,… — A D Kruk Copy Share Image
“In a nutshell, Buddhists understand that all negative memories are associated with problems from the past, even if only a few seconds… — Andrew Daley Copy Share Image
One has to find a balance. I don't say that when you leave it you forget all about the dharma or practice,… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
It is good to remember that the goal of Buddhism is to create Buddhas, not Buddhists, as the goal of Christianity is… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
The Four Noble Truths are pragmatic rather than dogmatic. They suggest a course of action to be followed rather than a set… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
“It is true that philosophy is quite aware of the Buddhistic picture of life, of the sorrows and sicknesses which drag him… — Paul Brunton Copy Share Image
“The road to spiritual enlightenment is an individual experience. The spiritual leader, guru, master or teacher is only a portion of that… — Gary Hopkins Copy Share Image
“There exists nowhere on Earth a "soulful place" -- everywhere you are, is the soulful place. The entire world is filled with… — William Shatner Copy Share Image
“Much of the contemporary American atheistic movement seems to be treating atheism like a new kind of religion. … It's just that… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
“No matter how hard I tried, I was incapable of giving more importance to a hypothetical, post-mortem existence than to this very… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
“Some perceive God in the heart by the intellect through meditation; others by the yoga of knowledge; and others by the yoga… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Another interesting concept for you - life is just a game. Buddhism teaches us than nothing is truly real and this world… — Ian Tuhovsky Copy Share Image
Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. Zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. It is… — Dogen Copy Share Image
“Look at this leaf. When you’re standing close to it you can see every single detail of the leaf. You may think… — Melissa Rose Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Generalizing grossly, what Buddhists mean by practice is more interior and personal, while what Christians mean is more external and social. Or… — Paul F. Knitter Copy Share Image
The pseudoscience of astrology has no place in magick. Astrology has already died twice: once with the classical gods, and a second… — Peter J. Carroll Copy Share Image
