There are millions of little opportunities out there to advance yourself. But you need the personal power to see how to do… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I had been taught that the separation between religion and politics happened in the Enlightenment. But there were people who tried to… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“You cannot reach lofty heights in art if you do not first discover the unsurpassable beauty in your own heart. If you… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Vegetarianism and Zen Buddhism, meditation and spirituality, acid and rock—Jobs rolled together, in an amped-up way, the multiple impulses that were hallmarks… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
Gut level is a good level to deal with life, and for me, I have to say that Buddhism makes sense for… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
I think with all the odd jobs I ever had, there was some kind of enlightenment but, yes, a lot of pain… — David Boreanaz Copy Share Image
To run away from life and desire is impossible because you are life and you have desire. Accept that this is part… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Broadly speaking, I learned to recognize sin as the refusal to live up to the enlightenment we possess: to know the right… — Margaret Bondfield Copy Share Image
“Though there are exceptions, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism tend to stress desirable states of consciousness, escaping the fretful, self-aware state of mind… — David C. Downing Copy Share Image
Buddhists don't feel that enlightenment is particularly unusual. We feel that it's the natural state. Enlightenment simply means perceiving life directly as… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
What I had not counted on was discovering how closely a man could come to dying and still not die, or want… — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share Image
Ask yourself these two questions: Do I remember at every moment that I am dying, and that everyone and everything else is,… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“After all, what Buddhism offers as a solution is universalised indifference - a learning of how to withdraw from too much empathy.… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
“That is why, in order to arrive at a suitable message for the coming millennium, Buddhism has reached clear back to its… — Clark Strand Copy Share Image
The most passionate, consistent, extreme and implacable enemy of the Enlightenment and ... all forms of rationalism ... was Johann Georg Hamann.… — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
“In enlightenment, the seer and the seen disappear. Or, more accurately, are seen through as illusions. In reality, they were never there,… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
That is the essence and mission of 'rebel buddha': to free us from the illusions we create by ourselves, about ourselves, and… — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Copy Share Image
There's a different film being made in every mind. And of course, the star of the film is the mind, the personality,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Studying with a teacher doesn't simply mean going to an occasional seminar or Zen retreat. It means fully applying yourself to what… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When we are very young children we know how to feel. It's innate. But as we lead a lifetime, we pick up… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When I talk about subtle bodies, causal bodies and things like that, it is a good idea not to take it all… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Ranger smiled. “There are times when I seriously consider marrying you, but then I get yet another black mark on my path… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
Have the courage to use your own reason- That is the motto of enlightenment. "Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals" (1785) — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
The best part of all is that no matter how long you practice, or what method you use, every technique of Buddhist… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Without being aware of it, you take many things as being your identity: your body, your race, your beliefs, your thoughts. — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
Practice smiling for five minutes. Stop trying to meditate. Just smile. Let your smile get bigger and bigger. Oh, you're unhappy, you're… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I am against conversion (to Buddhism). In my speech at UN, the first thing I said was that I am for conversion,… — S. N. Goenka Copy Share Image
There are many, many different worlds. Just as there are different continents on earth, there are different dimensional planes. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are many other chakras, or nadis as they are also called. There are chakras in the hands, fingertips, feet and a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“mind is the master-weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance, and that, as they may… — James Allen Copy Share Image
WHETHER BEINGS LOVE ME OR FEAR ME IS IRRELEVANT. IF BEINGS GIVE ME THEIR ATTENTION I WILL TAKE THEM TO ENLIGHTENMENT AND… — St. Germain Copy Share Image
“It is the rub that polishes the jewel,” Enso Roshi says. “Nobody ever gets to nirvana without going through samsara. Nobody ever… — T. Scott McLeod Copy Share Image
To go to the very center of the mind of God, to be that, to become aware of our infiniteness, is the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Another of the things I started to do during this time was what Buddhists normally call "meditation" or, in Christian terms, "contemplative… — Sara Maitland Copy Share Image
The world that you see is like a motion picture. We are engrossed in a film and we have forgotten that we're… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are those who want to revolutionize the world with meditation. I really don't think that is necessary. The world is already… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
All the universes are bound together by a web, a matrix, which is our perception. And our perception actually has colors; it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Somewhere there is an essence. It is not a physical somewhere. There is no sense of world, of time and space. That… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
