“In the eighteenth century, with the growth of publishing and with the intellectual climate of the Enlightenment, there was a great demand… — Ronald Carter Copy Share Image
Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice DEEP LOOKING… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Most of the spiritual traditions were very theistic and the idea of an external god pulling the strings didn't resonate with me.… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
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“Life is very simple. Just sometimes put your head away, sometimes behead yourself, sometimes look with no clouds in the eyes -… — Osho Copy Share Image
“riding the horse of virtuous actions I will guide it into the path of liberation with the reins of renunciation; And through… — Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, there are three gems: Buddha, the awakened one; Dharma, the way of understanding and loving; and Sangha, the community that… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Real knowing comes up when we stand in the appropriate place. But usually we don’t. First we want to understand something according… — Dainin Katagiri Copy Share Image
“The biggest revolution of the past 50,000 years of human history was not the advent of the Internet, the growth of the… — Spencer Wells Copy Share Image
To study the buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the… — Dogen Copy Share Image
We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You don't want to know the Truth, you want to know the truth as you understand it. This is the greatest barrier… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
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Only Zorbas become Buddhas - and Buddha was never a monk, A monk is one who has never been a Zorba and… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Who else is it who calls us back from the death of error, except the life that does not know death, and… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
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The search ends with the realization that there is no such thing as enlightenment. By searching, you want to be free from… — U.G. Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“After a week in front of the screen, the opportunity to work with my hands—with all my senses, in fact—is always a… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
I am a warrior What I fight against is sensual gratification. I am a killer What I kill is ego. I am… — Abishek Bikram Shah Copy Share Image
“One needs to be more vitally conscious of what is happening now. This is not to deny the reality of past and… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
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...I am afraid that education is conceived more in terms of indoctrination by most school officials than in terms of enlightenment. My… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
On a spiritual level, on a place where you want to be a better human being and listen more, I try. I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Since pure awareness of nowness is real Enlightenment, in openness and contentment I found the Truth in my heart. By simply relaxing… — Jigdral Yeshe Dorje Copy Share Image
During the late afternoon and early evening there is a specific dimension that interconnects with our physical world. This particular dimension can… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
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With the near-death or clinical near-death phenomenon some people who are brought back from 'death' have reported being alive the entire time… — John Ankerberg Copy Share Image
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The art of dharma practice requires commitment, technical accomplishment, and imagination. As with all arts, we will fail to realize its full… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
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“It is because we feel that we are separate from nature that we also feel it is okay to manipulate it, pollute… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
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