“After a week in front of the screen, the opportunity to work with my hands—with all my senses, in fact—is always a… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
The search ends with the realization that there is no such thing as enlightenment. By searching, you want to be free from… — U.G. Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“I asked the Dalai Lama what it was like to wake up with joy, and he shared his experience each morning. 'I… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
During the late afternoon and early evening there is a specific dimension that interconnects with our physical world. This particular dimension can… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Since pure awareness of nowness is real Enlightenment, in openness and contentment I found the Truth in my heart. By simply relaxing… — Jigdral Yeshe Dorje Copy Share Image
“In the ancient Indian Upanishads, the answer to the question “Who am I?” is “Tat tvam asi.” This succinct Sanskrit sentence means… — Stanislav Grof Copy Share Image
Well it's always been an interesting area for me. In referencing something I just reread from Dogen it says, "Enlightenment doesn't break… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
“Listen! Here’s all you need to know to become enlightened: Sit down, shut up, and ask yourself what’s true until you know.… — Jed McKenna Copy Share Image
With the near-death or clinical near-death phenomenon some people who are brought back from 'death' have reported being alive the entire time… — John Ankerberg Copy Share Image
“I have had great enlightenment from the writings of St. John of the Cross. When I was between seventeen and eighteen, they… — John Beevers Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
I am making an Enlightenment Capsule for the audience to meditate inside - virtual reality in which people can experience ancient ideas… — Mariko Mori Copy Share Image
“Beings Trees in Autumn These trees in Buddhist saffron robes renouncing everything, becoming naked without fear, in win that is a part of them,… — Stephen Garneraas-Holmes Copy Share Image
“It is because we feel that we are separate from nature that we also feel it is okay to manipulate it, pollute… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
The art of dharma practice requires commitment, technical accomplishment, and imagination. As with all arts, we will fail to realize its full… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
“One of my favorite definitions of enlightenment comes from a Jesuit priest named Anthony de Mello, who passed away some years ago.… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
I'm working at trying to be a Christian and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The concept (of happiness) is universal. In Buddhism, it is called causeless joy, in Christianity, the kingdom of heaven within, and in… — Marci Shimoff Copy Share Image
The saying "no self, no problem" probably comes from Zen. In their cultures, where Buddhism is kind of taken for granted, as… — Robert Thurman Copy Share Image
The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it. Buddhism… — Walpola Rahula Copy Share Image
“The Japanese think it strange we paint our old wooden houses when it takes so long to find the wabi in them.… — Jack Gilbert Copy Share Image
“eveything that comes together, falls apart," the Old Man said. "Everything. the chair I'm sitting on. It was built, and so it… — John Green Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, both learning and practice are extremely important, and they must go hand in hand. Without knowledge, just to rely on… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“I believe it is my dharma to not get inoculated because God ordains who will be diseased and who will be healthy.… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“Bait & Switch Buddhism is a classic bait-and-switch operation. We’re attracted by the enlightenment in the window, but as soon as we’re… — Jed McKenna Copy Share Image
Whether we call ourselves communists or capitalists, Hindus or Buddhists, Moslems or Christians, whether we are blind, lame, well or happy, this… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
One of the happier ironies of recent history is that even as Tibet is being wiped off the map in Tibet itself,… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice DEEP LOOKING… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Most of the spiritual traditions were very theistic and the idea of an external god pulling the strings didn't resonate with me.… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“In the eighteenth century, with the growth of publishing and with the intellectual climate of the Enlightenment, there was a great demand… — Ronald Carter Copy Share Image
“Earth is currently transitioning into the Fourth Dimension. The climax of the upcoming Ascension will be felt towards the end of 2012… — Sufian Chaudhary Copy Share Image
“Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Bodhidharma, Sosan – they are the Masters of this law of reverse effect. And this is the difference… — Osho Copy Share Image
“Life is very simple. Just sometimes put your head away, sometimes behead yourself, sometimes look with no clouds in the eyes -… — Osho Copy Share Image
“Those who had seen eyes like hers before understood instantly that she was a woman who had suffered, but wore it well,… — Danielle Steel Copy Share Image
“Buddhism teaches that joy and happiness arise from letting go. Please sit down and take an inventory of your life. There are… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“To my surprise, Epstein seemed to be arguing that Buddhism was better than seeing a shrink. Therapy, he said, often leads to… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“If for a time Buddhism became to all intents and purposes a separate religion, denying the [Page 266] Vedas, the ordinary layman… — Arthur Llewellyn Basham Copy Share Image
We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The biggest revolution of the past 50,000 years of human history was not the advent of the Internet, the growth of the… — Spencer Wells Copy Share Image
To study the buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the… — Dogen Copy Share Image
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