You find this watered-down enlightenment sold in mass quantity at yoga studios, high-priced shamanism retreats, DJ-fueled Ecstatic Dance parties, ayahuasca ceremonies, and… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
“We fail to see the oneness of all things, and because of this, we unknowingly cause a lot of harm to ourselves.… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
Willpower determines success in business, interpersonal relationships, health, whatever it is. All the activities in your life, success and failure in them,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Committing myself to the task of becoming fully human is saving my life now...to become fully human is something extra, a conscious… — Barbara Brown Taylor Copy Share Image
Ignorance, vulnerability, fear, anger, and desire are expressions of the infinite potential of your buddha nature. There's nothing inherently wrong or right… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Care, but don't be pushy! Don't preach about enlightenment to people who don't really want to hear about it. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You have to be courageous in life to allow a lightness to engage your being. It is easy to be a jerk.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Attachment has to do with suffering, so it's really close to Buddhism, because Buddhism wants to relieve you from suffering; you're supposed… — Gerald Stern Copy Share Image
To see someone manifest all the astral lights, to be surrounded by light, to have light emanating from their body, pulsing waves… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Nature is our friend - trees, squirrels, grass, fields, meadows, oceans - without people. Hike. Walk. Stroll. Bike. Swim. Be in a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We live in a competitive society. To pretend that it is not there is ridiculous. That is how the whole planet is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We remember a few people who've been enlightened. We build churches and edifices in their name. But few people, if any, feel… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Beyond the subtle physical body, is the causal body, the part of your being that lives from one lifetime to another. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In this prison camp, the Gestapo state brain-police planet Earth, what is normal is insane and what is insane is normal. But… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is x-rated, honey; if you haven't checked it out. It's hot, it's vivacious. You're going to take your mind and merge… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Even when we feel like we have found theological common ground—like Abraham as the patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims—we quickly discover… — Eboo Patel Copy Share Image
We go outside, on a clear, cold night. We see millions of stars all over the place, bright and beautiful, each one… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Western progress (from one damned thing to another) seems to be essentially the MO of nowhere fast. But, on the other hand,… — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
Present-day Hinduism and Buddhism were growths from the same branch. Buddhism degenerated, and Shankara lopped it off! — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Can you control your anger, lust, frustrations, and jealousies? Those are the only people worthy of the higher teachings. By worthy, I… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Happiness will come through the practice of yoga and Buddhism, that happiness is not something you will lose at the end of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for… — Michael Eggleston Copy Share Image
“But compared with much of the rest of the world, Europe is a beacon of enlightenment. Among the many amazing and depressing… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
