Begin to live in other levels of attention all the time whether you're at work, driving or running on the beach. When… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“While happiness is an end in itself, it is also the state of mind we can have right now.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Real Buddhism is not really an “ism.” It’s a process, an awareness, an openness, a spirit of inquiry—not a belief system, or… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Meditation is the freeing of ourselves from all mental states and concepts of self. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“What if all things in our imagination exist somewhere?" he said. "What if dreams are real?" "It would be nice to have… — Jessica Amanda Salmonson Copy Share Image
Eternity is everywhere, it stretches endlessly in all directions, never beginning and never ending. Merge with it. Embrace it. Be free and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and… — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
“Chinese Buddhism was the natural study of reality, and led to feelings of devotion just from noting the daily leaves, the colors… — Kim Stanley Robinson Copy Share Image
Taoist chanting, Confucian chanting, Christian chanting, Buddhist chanting don't matter. Chanting Coca Cola, Coca Cola, Coca Cola … can be just as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Like a treasure found at home, enriching me without fatigue, you, my dear troublemaker, are the means by which a confused person… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
Power is the active force in life. It is the force that makes awareness. The general term for spiritual power is kundalini.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you were going to be attracted to a mystical faith which involved the contemplative life, Buddhism would be quite reasonable. But… — Ninian Smart Copy Share Image
In the Southwestern United States, the places of power reference the lower three chakras, the chakras of power. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You might have a warrior spirit in there somewhere, and it's just waiting for the opportunity to come out. If you do,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Numbness was a mere purgatory of gray. No, there was a much worse place. Darkness masquerading as enlightenment. It was a place… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
If you are afraid of other people take a martial arts class. The best way to overcome fear is learn to be… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are many graphic artists who have interpreted The Ancient One as a Tibetan Buddhist Lama, we're kind of shifting that a… — Tilda Swinton Copy Share Image
People think that by getting in touch with some being outside the body, it will solve their problems. This only creates problems.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Man is an onion made up of a hundred integuments, a texture made up of many threads. The ancient Asiatics knew this… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
Neither is detrimental, but the mystical kundalini is a bit more raucous. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Once in a while, you will see someone really drippy. The person has to stare at the teacher all the time with… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Simply because you can perform feats of power does not mean you are, in the classical sense, fully enlightened. It means that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The Four Noble Truths are pragmatic rather than dogmatic. They suggest a course of action to be followed rather than a set… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
“The wisdom of Enlightenment is inherent in every one of us. It is because of the illusion under which our minds work,… — Sharon Ellis Copy Share Image