We live inside too much. We live inside and we have square thoughts and square ideas because we live in square houses.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It wasn't until after living in California for many years that I realized that you don't believe what anybody says, ever. Whatever… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you live for a very long while, you will have to watch your friends and loved ones die, your body age… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Practicing zazen and mindfulness constantly and correctly, over a period of time, can bring strength and clarity to your finite mind and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I loved science, and when I discovered Buddhist meditative practices and martial arts, I was able to bridge those ways of knowing… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
If someone else runs faster than you or makes more money than you or is more adept at anything, that doesn't mean… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Love + truth = strength Love + knowledge = influence Love + understanding = power Love + wisdom = enlightenment” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“When fear and suffering are disliked by me and others equally what is so special about me that I protect myself and… — Śāntideva Copy Share Image
Until your physical togetherness increases, your development in the inner worlds will not increase. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We have met with the dharma. Many of us have met with teachers. We do have some idea of what to do… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
I didn't really understand that Vipassana is a relatively new form of Buddhism that was based on the storage of pain. So… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
In the western philosophy you can't perceive infinities at every moment. It's not there to do. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“As a student I thought there was a formula of some kind that I would get hold of somewhere, and thereby become… — Andrew Loomis Copy Share Image
“Buddha taught that we should not merely not be evil, but that we should be positively good.” — Henry Steel Olcott Copy Share Image
Nirvana is not really a physical place, although sometimes I talk about it as if it were. It is not really an… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Try to read books about meditation, but not so many different viewpoints that they get confusing. There is no best way. It's… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their origin, Buddhism would be confined… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
“There is a certain kind of action that leads to freedom and fulfillment,” Krishna begins. “A certain kind of action that is… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
What creates happiness, peace, and balance is not becoming simply powerful, but knowledgeable. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Contemporary defenders of the Enlightenment shouldn't overgeneralize: the Enlightenment, however it is defined, is not an unalloyed good. — Ben Domenech Copy Share Image
I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
“What do people think spiritual development is? It's not lights and trumpets. It's very simple. It's right here and now. People have… — Vicki Mackenzie Cave in the Snow Copy Share Image
