“The Enlightenment taught that observation unrecorded was knowledge lost.” — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
Meditation is the freeing of ourselves from all mental states and concepts of self. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“At some magical instant you realize a deep Harmony with the universe. Enlightenment is that harmony.” — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
It is as important to monitor your mind constantly as it is to sit down and practice meditation. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I know a lot of ways to happiness! I also know some pretty fast shortcuts to misery. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Maybe it’s something which can’t be defined,” Enso Roshi says. “Maybe it’s a question, to be lived.” — T. Scott McLeod Copy Share Image
A man searching for enlightenment is like a man sitting on an Ass in search of an Ass — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
You must be accommodating with your teacher. You must have a sense of humor about your teacher and the impossible things they… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Do Buddhists believe in God, or not?” Ellie asked on their way to have dinner with the Abbot. “Their position seems to… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
From a Buddhist point of view, emotions are not real. As an actor, I manufacture emotions. They're a sense of play. But… — Richard Gere Copy Share Image
Modern Hinduism, modern Jainism, and Buddhism branched off at the same time. For some period, each seemed to have wanted to outdo… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Combine meditation with career as a yoga. You will find that your practice will not be any less powerful than a person… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You need to search your awareness and consider the limitless possibilities of existence in all things and not be so narrow-minded in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The tantras can be very confusing for a person who is new to Buddhism, and for several thousand years the rule was… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
Zen Buddhism is the foundation for much of the meaning in bonsai. In fact, many myths associate the first bonsai trees with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“This humanity we would claim for ourselves is the legacy, not only of the Enlightenment, but of the thousands of European peasants… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
We must therefore turn to history for enlightenment; here we find that none of the proclaimed anarchist groups correspond to the libertarian… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
I'm culturally Jewish but, like most scientists, an atheist: I don't believe there's a God or supernatural world. Buddhism offers guidance on… — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
“Buddhist philosophy points out that the true nature of all forms is essentially formless. Forms do not have an existence of their… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
The natural/supernatural distinction itself, and the near-equation of 'supernatural' with 'superstition', are scarecrows that Enlightenment thought has erected in its fields to… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
About belief or lack of belief in an afterlife: Some of you may know that I am neither Christian nor Jewish nor… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“4. The Third Step in the Mental Training. To be the lord of mind is more essential to Enlightenment, which, in a… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
When you dive into the reality and find the ultimate truth;then the enlightenment happens. — Bibeka Copy Share Image
The challenge of power is how to use it and not abuse it. When you abuse it, it reverses on you and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I am interested in suffering and, in particular, the Buddhist idea that in pain, you can find beauty. — Robert Lepage Copy Share Image
The scriptures recommend love and service to the enlightened to develop purity. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Only the fool wants to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“We have a choice to live in the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Darkness.” — Mommy Moo Moo Copy Share Image
How can you be happy in a world like this? You have got to be crazy to even attempt something like that. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Three hundred years ago, during the Age of Enlightenment, the coffee house became the center of innovation. — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Opinions are secondary when dealing with reality. They're subjective reflections. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I would define the proper use of power as something that creates happiness for yourself and others. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind? — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
“The instant you take the lead in the tug-of-war with your ego, enlightenment becomes your state of being.” — Pooja Ruprell Copy Share Image
From a Buddhist perspective, it is incorrect to always assume that we know what is best. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
