The world of enlightenment, and that which creates enlightenment, is much different than what most people would think. Most people have Hallmark… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Religion has failed us. Christ was not a Christian. Buddha was not a Buddhist. Mohammed was not a Mohammedan. And yet ever… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
To live in the Great Way is neither easy nor difficult, but those with limited views are fearful and irresolute: the faster… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In verity we are the poor. This humanity we would claim for ourselves is the legacy, not only of the Enlightenment, but… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is finding that there is nothing to find. Enlightenment is to come to know that there is nowhere to go. Enlightenment… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“There is a certain kind of action that leads to freedom and fulfillment,” Krishna begins. “A certain kind of action that is… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did we would do things differently. Do what the Buddhists… — Morrie Schwartz Copy Share Image
When one has a decisive realization of the inherent nature of the mind, which has no ego, it has no sense of… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
The Hindus are busy letting themselves be seen riding in Cadillacs instead of smearing themselves with sandalwood paste and bowing in front… — Paul Bowles Copy Share Image
“Mind is a forerunner of all actions. All deeds are led by mind, created by mind. If one speaks or acts with… — Dhammapada Copy Share Image
“We only have one life (unless you’re a cat or a Buddhist) and it’s often dictated to us by what society tells… — Ellen Rowland Copy Share Image
“The other mind entity is what we call the impartial observer. This mind of present-moment awareness stands outside the preprogrammed physiological determinants… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, we speak of touching Nirvana with our own body, In Christianity, you can also touch the Kingdom of God with… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“In the twentieth century, Buddhism and Taoism gained many adherents in Europe who banged gongs and breathed through their diaphragm and talked… — Patrik Ouředník Copy Share Image
“Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism each have founder figures— Muhammad, Jesus, and the Buddha, respectively. And in thinking about these founder figures, I… — John Green Copy Share Image
“The Christian is not to become a Hindu or a Buddhist, nor is a Hindu or a Buddhist to become a Christian.… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others. Keeping in mind that… — Dalai Lama 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
A sadhak (one who does spiritual practice) will not have time to indulge in gossip. They will not feel like talking to… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
“Throughout my life, until this very moment, whatever virtue I have accomplished, including any benefit that may come from this book, I… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
From a Buddhist point of view, the first thing to help is yourself, to get your own mind together. And to really… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that Buddhism has changed a lot. When St. Francis of Xavier arrived in Japan, he wrote… — Ninian Smart Copy Share Image
Religion is one of the most important forces in the world. Whether you are a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“...the strong attractive force of Hinduism, which, in days of peace, when martial instincts have less influence, retains its hold of the… — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
The enlightened world will be one in which everyone is in love with everyone all the time. We will see each other… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“So in reality the one constant is existence- it changes its form, but can never be created or destroyed. And what's more… — Nikolai Grozni Copy Share Image
From the high spiritual flights of the Vedanta philosophy, of which the latest discoveries of science seem like echoes, to the low… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the monkey mind. The thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Getting to the destination you desire involves walking in the right direction. You can't board a jet to enlightenment, and thank God… — Natalie Pace Copy Share Image
“The Muslim, the modernist, and the Christian each believes that his or her story alone is the true story of the world,… — Craig G. Bartholomew Copy Share Image
“On the philosophical level, both Buddhism and modern science share a deep suspicion of any notion of absolutes, whether conceptualize as a… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
The one and only thing required is to free oneself from the bondage of mind and body alike, putting the Buddha's own… — Dogen Copy Share Image
“there is found a third level of religious experience, even if it is seldom found in a pure form. I will call… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Enlightenment doesn't mean we were never wounded; it means we've found a way to evolve beyond our wounds. Enlightenment isn't idealistic; it's… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“No matter what we do, each instant contains infinite choices. What we choose to think, to say or to hear creates what… — Dorotea Brandin Copy Share Image
“A Buddhist story is that a man came shouting angrily at Buddha, who remained unaffected by him. When questioned by others as… — Bronnie Ware Copy Share Image
I've always been fond of the idea expressed in Buddhist art, that there are certain objects that, just by seeing them, can… — Alex Grey Copy Share Image
When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“It occurs to me that the situation of the church in our society, perhaps the church everywhere always, is entrusted with a… — Walter Brueggemann Copy Share Image
“This is where renunciation enters the picture--renunciation of the hope that our experience could be different, renunciation of the hope that we… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
