Enlightenment is a timeless void. It's an emptiness that's filled with the most excellent light. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Let whatever happens, be what needs to happen, so that I may awaken.” — T. Scott McLeod Copy Share Image
I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, Einstein, and Mr. Cary Grant. — Peggy Lee Copy Share Image
“the only thing worse than a bigot is an “ally” who can’t stop congratulating themselves on their enlightenment.” — julio alexi genao Copy Share Image
“Buddhism is not a religion, but rather a way to finding happiness.” — His Eminence Gyalwa Dokhampa Copy Share Image
Remember, the greatest gift to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
My father gave me a copy of 'Seven Years in Tibet,' and that's what turned me on to Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism. — Genesis P-Orridge Copy Share Image
It's always better to be conservative in action. One must always consider the dangers in the world. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We live in the dark ages. If an intelligent society can destroy itself in large numbers and places the largest amount of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Let the rain of unhappy and tragic experiences fall, as sometimes it inevitably must, even in the lives of the enlightened masters.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Maybe that’s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The inward offer is a kind of spiritual enlightenment, whereby the promises are presented to the hearts of men, as it were,… — William Ames Copy Share Image
Plants can help you they have a very strong vibrational force. If you've made friends with several of them, they will come… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You can stay in the safe, secure oblivion and pain of ignorance, not knowing, and just die. You'll just die, like everyone… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are thousands of lesser chakras. Chakras are doorways to other worlds. When you focus on them, you step into something else. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is a true feminist movement in Buddhism that relates to the goddess Tārā. Following her cultivation of bodhicitta, the bodhisattva's motivation,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. Nothing is required for this enlightenment except freedom; and the freedom in question is… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
“Kuan Yin looks very traditional. Her hands are folded together. The thick cloth of her costume is folded perfectly," describes Lena. "Just… — Hope Bradford Copy Share Image
“This is the nonduality principle of Buddhism: there is nothing to throw away. If a person has never suffered, he or she… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
On the philosophical level, both Buddhism and modern science share a deep suspicion of any notion of absolutes, whether conceptualize as a… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“TURNING YOUR MIND toward the dharma does not bring security or confirmation. Turning your mind toward the dharma does not bring any… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“You go in the crowd and you mix, but no one knows that a buddha has entered the crowd. No one comes… — Osho Copy Share Image
“When the world is filled with evil, transform all mishaps into the path of enlightenment.” — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
There are certain protective forces in the universe that do watch over us, but the innocent die too. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The only time and place to find enlightenment is in this moment. No need to check your watch. The time is now. — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
“Do not ask for less responsibility to be free and relaxed--Ask for more strenght!” — Master Chen Yen Copy Share Image
Don't be discouraged. At times the path to truth is circuitous. The point is not to succeed, only to smile eternally. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When you think of Buddhism, you're likely to think of peace and tranquility. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Life is composed of lines of light, fibers of energy, pulsing, still, pure being. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In the high mountains and desert beings can affect you. Most aren't malicious, but some will lure you to your death. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Liberation means no rebirth. Now, does that mean you don't reincarnate? Well, you never did reincarnate. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“You can forget about yourself and still know you will always do everything you are supposed to do.” — Jill Spiewak Eng Copy Share Image
Our freedoms were born in the ideals of the Enlightenment and the musket fires of an historic revolution. — John Boehner Copy Share Image
The 1,000 Buddha, to me, is almost like a contemporary art piece. — Hiroshi Sugimoto Copy Share Image
Kevin Eastman is like a Buddha, like the coolest thing in the world, like a rock star. — Greg Cipes Copy Share Image
“He tapped into the Zen of ignorance, the enlightenment of absurdity.” — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image