Obviously there is a lot more ecstasy in the spirit than in the flesh but the flesh has its moments! — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Why should we place Christ at the top and summit of the human race? Was he kinder, more forgiving, more self-sacrificing than… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“The real moment of enlightenment is when your creative imagination has freed you from the picture of reality you had previously drawn!” — Vasilios Karpos Copy Share Image
“Cook, judging from his journals, was not a pious man. A product of the eighteenth century Enlightenment, he valued reason above all… — Tony Horwitz Copy Share Image
We need a repeated discipline, a genuine training, in order to let go of our old habits of mind and to find… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
It is possible to renounce everything and attain enlightenment. But most people don't want to renounce; they wish to run away from… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Meditation, godliness, enlightenment, nirvana, they all came into being through love, because through love a glimpse was achieved. And when the glimpse… — Osho Copy Share Image
I have found a much greater appreciation of Buddhism because I couldn't take it for granted here in exile. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Obstructions on the way to enlightenment, are you kidding? Hey, they crucify people here. You think this is an easy place? — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance of its revenues, nor on the strength of its fortifications, nor on… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“No one should ever despair because the entrance to his or her chosen career path is clogged. There is an ancient saying:… — Kentetsu Takamori Copy Share Image
For me, wellbehaved books with neat plots and worked-out endings seem somewhat quaint in the face of the largely incoherent reality of… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
In the world of interactive multi-media highways we are all traveling somewhere interactively and we are all shopping for something, our dreams,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think the degree of a nation's civilisation may be measured by the degree of enlightenment of its women. — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
. . . the fools of this world prefer to look for sages far away. They don't believe that the wisdom of… — Bodhidharma 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
Intentional suffering and the postponement of happiness is not yoga or Buddhism. It will not lead to a better incarnation. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Buddha and Christ were second-rate heroes. The greatest men that ever live pass away unknown. They put forth no claims for themselves,… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Now to understand the significance of chastity within us, we have to know that chastity is the foundation of all dharmas. Unless… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
“Since then, the newspapers have relegated to their inside pages the day’s, or week’s, account of the slaughter in the south, almost… — John R. Bradley Copy Share Image
If the tonal predominates, which we see now more in the world, there's no mystery - understanding of consciousness or awareness. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Take a minute. Pause. Stop doing, and simply be...This moment. Think, here, now. This moment will never occur again. This moment is… — A D Kruk Copy Share Image
Material objects give rise to physical happiness, while spiritual development gives rise to mental happiness. Since we experience both physical and mental… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Self-actualization is not a sudden happening or even the permanent result of long effort. The eleventh-century Tibetan Buddhist poet-saint Milarupa suggested: "Do… — David Richo Copy Share Image
“Ah Buddha, you boastful charlatan. You may have learned nothing after 6 years of suffering, but then what of 7 years? What… — Mark X Copy Share Image
As an individual, I think you have to find your own path. I like the simplicity and purity of Hinduism and many… — Dave Davies Copy Share Image
“The afterlife is mostly a dream state where you confront the good and evil within you. The text repeatedly explains that the… — Paul Lowe Copy Share Image
Patience educates, enlightens, deepens and frees your body, mind and soul. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Love has its own independent form and formlessness. When someone loves you be gratiful for it. If they stop loving be grateful… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There's no risk in doing a lousy meditation or not meditating at all. There's no risk in being convenient and comfortable. There's… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Trust that life is guiding you and showing you every step that is necessary to learn to be perfect. Have faith in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Happiness is just being you, where you are right now. Allow yourself to be you. Shut off all the silly thoughts and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Another aspect inviting contemplation is the fact that the affective tone of any feeling depends on the type of contact that has… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
I was always searching. I became a Buddhist in my twenties when I came to Los Angeles. I met a group of… — Alley Mills Copy Share Image
“One of my friends who leads meditation retreats honors the Asian habit, as I do, of bowing to the image of the… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-al ready-are. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
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