The Buddhist expresses it in one way, the Christian in another, but both say the same: We are all one. — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
The later stages of the enlightenment process are trickier, and it is really essential to have a teacher then. You need correction,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
True teachers of enlightenment are hard to find. The popular ones, of course, usually aren't enlightened because how could they be? They… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It is important to have intensive blocks of time together. During our nights together there is a tremendous interchange of knowledge, power… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“To learn, you must be humble. You must be prepared to admit your ignorance. You must allow yourselves to be filled with… — Paula Brackston Copy Share Image
As Buddhism moved to the West, one of the big characteristics was the strong place of women. That didn't exist in the… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions,… — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Copy Share Image
Duality is the real root of our suffering and of all our conflicts. All our concepts and beliefs, no matter how profound… — Namkhai Norbu Copy Share Image
If you can't hold a person in your mind with a good thought, it is better not to think about them at… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are some beings who reach a point where they no longer want to move through the ten thousand states of mind.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Jesus represents a point of common ground an esteemed rabbi to the Jew, a god to the Hindu, an enlightened one to… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“Discussing God is not the best use of our energy. If we touch the Holy Spirit, we touch God not as a… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
It is a tremendous waste of energy to try to block anyone else. That same energy could be applied to furthering your… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Kundalini is generated through cultivating humility, purity, through meditation, selfless giving, and by studying with an advanced teacher on a personal level. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is the understanding that this is all, that this is perfect, that this is it. Enlightenment is not an achievement, it… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
I've shared meditation with a lot of hip-hop artists, inmates, and returning war veterans with PTSD, as well. I feel like this… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
People mistakenly think that art is about nature, or about an artists feelings about nature. It is instead a path of enlightenment… — Wolf Kahn Copy Share Image
“Despite fiery disagreements about who or what God is and how to make contact, all these religions agree that patience is the… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is its own reward, its own punishment. You begin to see so much more. And so much more sees you. — Laird Barron Copy Share Image
Life should be continually brighter. We are continually seeking our own innocence. We want to recapture it for eternity. It's in there,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I recommend computer science to people who practice meditation. The mental structures that are used in computer science are very similar exercises… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The world is wonderful. It is beautiful when you are in a correct level of attention. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“You've got a lifetime to mull over the Buddhist understanding of interconnectedness. But while you were looking out the window, you missed… — John Green Copy Share Image
As the kundalini rises, the knowledge and powers of those dimensions will begin to come to you. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When you meditate, you will care more for those around you and you will be able to do more for them, as… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Ignorance is an ugly duckling; enlightenment is a magnificent swan.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
The Enlightenment is not a nightmare, nor is it something that comes easily to us. It is an aspiration - and a… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
When I was little, my parents belonged to a cult, a big Buddhist sect called Soka Gakkai. I didn't have any particular… — Takashi Murakami Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment isn't the end but the beginning, the start of a journey that a small group of people begun while the rest… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
When you go to a power place, if you are receptive, if you are able to quiet your thoughts and concentrate, a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Buddhism is all about finding your own way, not imitating the ways of others or even the ways of Buddha himself. — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
Within the universe there is a pure light. It is a light that is beyond all darkness. It does not give way… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When I'm wandering around the Himalayas, most of the people that I see are Westerners from Germany, California, or the Netherlands, who… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
“If you want the shortest version of my answer to the question of why Buddhism is true, it's this: Because we are… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“Form is emptiness", the Buddhists teach, but form is also form. I would never be able to approach the emptiness of form… — Mark Epstein Copy Share Image
During the last 2,500 years in Buddhist monasteries, a system of seven practices of reconciliation has evolved. Although these techniques were formulated… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Thinking is usually a waste of time and energy, since thinking is essentially a rehashing of what we already know. As a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You're not the doer. What's to do? You can't undo what's not done. It's all one anyway, why think about it? But… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
