The Buddha would never speak about enlightenment. The way he taught people about enlightenment was they meditated with him. He exposed them… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We are not just humans learning to become buddhas, but also buddhas waking up in human form, learning to become fully human. — John Welwood Copy Share Image
Be neither attracted nor repulsed. You are watching a movie. If the visions are beautiful or horrible, Don't get caught up in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If science proves some belief of Buddhism wrong, then Buddhism will have to change. In my view, science and Buddhism share a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Anywhere in the world, any day of the week, in 192 countries and territories worldwide, one can find an SGI Buddhist meeting… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share Image
Beyond the astral dimensions are the causal dimensions. They are not spatial or time oriented. They are planes of light, and they… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“the Thus-Gone One knows the potentials of very impure sentient beings, and through his words [that cause] revulsion, such as impermanence, suffering,… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“anyone reared by fundamentalist parents deserves credit for the exceptional struggle from indoctrination to enlightenment.” — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
The aim of my teaching is enlightenment, awakening from the dream state of separateness into the reality of the One. In short,… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
The choice of evil is given, so that restraint could be taught and practiced, and a higher level of enlightment could be… — QJ Copy Share Image
Meditation is coming back to your original self, if we can use self without a sense of self. It's perfect, clear light,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It seems strange, since the aspect of a woman is power and that her subtle physical body conducts light very well, that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Well I travelled quite a lot in the east, and one of the things that impressed me greatly was the buddhist notion… — Morris West Copy Share Image
The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Have the courage to use your own reason- That is the motto of enlightenment.” — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
The immortal silence is there always waiting for you and that spirit is deathless and courageous. Remember, many have trod the path… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Spiritual balance is how you deal with opposition, outside of yourself and within. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Whatever you have learned in your previous incarnations is retained within your causal body, your multi-lifetime body of energy that lives from… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“In Demons of the Flesh, Zeena describes how Shiva and Shakti are actually ‘two sides of the same deity’. The goal of… — Zeena Schreck Copy Share Image
“You do not have an existence independent of your environment, but rather you are your environment, and your environment is you.” — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
It is possible to modify your awareness to perceive what plants perceive, birds, beings in the astral, the causal. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“When one accepts all viewpoints, that is known as the religion of the absolutely Enlightened Ones (Vitaraag dharma).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Visualize a beautiful rose in the center of your chest. Imagine a soft reddish rose. Imagine that the rose is completely folded… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The strong conquer the weak. The weak serve the strong and hope to become strong so they can conquer others who are… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Just to exist, just to be, to take a breath, to feel that, whether its pleasure or pain, loss or gain, just… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Some people say that if you have sex you can't be enlightened. I think it isn't really so much whether you have… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You discover the goal of existence by living it. The present is the only time when you can evolve, experience the divine,… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
When most people see a tree, they don't see a tree at all. They see an idea that they have developed of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Happiness is found principally in meditation. Let your mind flow out into eternity. You have to exert some effort. Then you will… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“To win or lose often depends on set parameters. Expand the bounds of what is possible, and you may come out the… — Tom Althouse Copy Share Image
You can't buy enlightenment, but you can hire a mirror so you can watch it happen. — Alek Wek 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
“It is an essential tenet of Buddhism that we can begin to change the world by first changing how we look at… — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image
“There is no fire like greed No crime like hatred No sorrow like separation No sickness like hunger of heart And no… — Len Varley Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing the power… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There is only one way of attaining liberation and of obtaining the omniscience of enlightenment: following an authentic spiritual master. — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Tragedy brings us closer to ourselves - it's the only thing that does. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is my vehicle for scientific enlightenment. It wasn't until my music career matured where I was exposed to science as an… — Gza Copy Share Image
Nature, God, Buddha - someone has given me this health. I can break dance still; I can run; I can play basketball.… — James Hong Copy Share Image
“...one had to expect very little—almost nothing—from life, Aaron knew, one had to be grateful, not always trying to seize the days… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
![“the Thus-Gone One knows the potentials of very impure sentient beings, and through his words [that cause] revulsion, such as impermanence, suffering, identitylessness, and impurity, he produces weariness in those sentient beings who like cyclic existence. Thus, he introduces them to the noble…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/29e/karl-brunnholzl-4600_buddhism_the-thus-gone-one-knows-the-potentials-o_3150885.jpg)
