Many people think excitement is happiness… But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For the first time in the history of the world, Buddhism proclaimed a salvation which each individual could gain from him or… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I have a great deal of spiritual dignity. It's on loan from eternity, and you do too, and we have to use… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Occasionally in my travels I meet people who have pushed too far into the nagual. These individuals are not too balanced but… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When you focus on the third chakra it has to pull the kundalini from the root center, through the second, up to… — 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
Seek to advance your fortunes in this world. Set up a strong base so that you can practice your spirituality and be… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We have the possibility of being far removed from what we are, of beginning to taste it and feel it. That is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I understand that words can mean different things to different people, and, further, that people can have different relationships with complex abstract… — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment, first of all, implies an insight into the nature of Self. It is an emancipation of mind from illusion concerning Self.… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The issue with desire is at the root of what it means to be human. There are major issues with how we… — Laura Dodsworth Copy Share Image
... many Hindus are willing to consider Jesus as a legitimate manifestation of the divine... many Buddhists see Jesus as one of… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share Image
“A certain amount of native skill and training can allow many individuals to be fairly successful magicians, achieving a surprisingly high ratio… — Zeena Schreck Copy Share Image
“Each of our contemporary scholars, nevertheless, adheres to one school of the (above mentioned) teachings. And there are some (even) among the… — Kaiten Nukariya 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
“Via the mediation of the Enlightenment, this movement had changed from a hobby among a tiny literate elite and their secretaries, an… — Peter Sloterdijk Copy Share Image
The natural elements in the forests, mountains, deserts and large bodies of water, help shield you from the thought forms and auras… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You and I are both life. There's just the experience of every moment. We like to call them moments. There isn't really… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Zen Buddhism does not preach. Sermons remain words. It waits until people feel stifled and insecure, driven by a secret longing. — Eugen Herrigel Copy Share Image
“You don’t need to worship idols of the Virgin Mary, the Christ, or the Buddha. You can if you want to; if… — Miguel Ruiz Copy Share Image
It is possible with pure willpower to force the kundalini up the shushumna, through the chakras. You will develop visions of other… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I've always believed in a higher power. You can call it God, you can call it Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Allah, I don't… — Olivia Hussey Copy Share Image
To be in thousands of states of mind simultaneously as you perform simple physical tasks gives you a reverence for life. Each… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The pursuit of enlightenment is for the purpose of the world, not merely for the purpose of the individual. Practices for enlightenment… — Bernie Glassman Copy Share Image
Love is light in the inner worlds; it is energy, a luminescent energy that is the basis of all creation. Love is… — Frederick Lenz 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
It would be exciting to take part in what we now call the Enlightenment at the end of the 18th century, but… — Ken Loach Copy Share Image
I am at the Continental Divide with the astral beings. They're most beautiful. They're most luminous. They have many shapes and sometimes… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You can judge a civilization by its level of agreement with the green world. When people respect nature, it's a sign of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The word "Guru", as it is used in the contemporary American scene, is someone who takes all your money and tells you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There is a dharma for yourself, for someone else, for a family, for a nation, for a universe. There are collective and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I'm a spiritual person. I'm not very religious. I was raised Catholic, but I am influenced a lot by Buddhism and Hinduism. — Rodrigo Santoro Copy Share Image
You are not a body. You are not a mind. You are infinite light, infinite intelligence, the radiance of all beings, the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The study of Buddhism is essentially the study of modification, how we modify the state of mind we're in, how we modify… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We see in meditation that our experiences are endless, that we are endless, eternal spirit, not as a thought or an idea… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think it may not be a coincidence that the rise of printing and book publication and literacy and the phenomenon of… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
While this is good and it stores up knowledge and power, at the same time there's a problem with it because it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Stop being jealous, I mean, to be jealous is to suggest that God doesn't know what she is doing. This is ridiculous!… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
This moment there is all that will ever be or has ever been. All the events of all of our lives are… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
