The claim of the Zen followers that they are transmitting the essence of Buddhism is based on their belief that Zen takes… — D.T. Suzuki Copy Share Image
One could surely argue that the Buddhist tradition, taken as a whole, represents the richest source of contemplative wisdom that any civilization… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“Instead of catching ourselves after we first felt angry, we develop a visceral sensitivity to what's happening within us in the moment… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
In Buddhism we meditate. We make our minds quiet by learning to focus on the chakras, release internal energy that we call… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
For most persons, the mystical kundalini energy is easier to initially perceive, unless you're extremely sensitive. It's more of a rush, a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The idea of interdependence is central to Buddhism, which holds that all things come into being through the mutual interactions of various… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Great spiritual traditions are used as a means to ripen us, to bring us face to face with our life, and to… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
Buddhism helps us to overcome our endless ego grasping mind to open up to something so much more spacious and genuinely meaningful. — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
If you decide to go on a Buddhist path, you have to be careful if you start mixing a lot of different… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. . . .… — Seungsahn Copy Share Image
“Zen teacher Lewis Richmond tells the story of hearing Shunryu Suzuki sum up Buddhism in two words. Suzuki had just finished giving… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Christianity and Islam are concerned with the idea of justice, which can turn into political justice, social justice, economical justice, and so… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
Just as the grammarian makes one study grammar, A Buddha teaches according to the tolerance of his students; Some he urges to… — Akkineni Nagarjuna Copy Share Image
“our most problematic dualism is not life fearing death but a fragile sense-of-self dreading its own groundlessness, according to Buddhism. By accepting… — David R. Loy Copy Share Image
Moderate Islam? That's a contradiction. It's going to be a long time before we see a new Koran, an equivalent to the… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
“Many of us have set out on the path of enlightenment. We long for a release of self-hood in some kind of… — Andrew Boyd Copy Share Image
We each need to make our lion's roar - to persevere with unshakable courage when faced with all manner of doubts and… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
You are a fluid metaphor for existence. You are your own death and your own rebirth. Here is forever. It never changes.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
An enlightened teacher simply expresses enlightenment in their life by living. It is the student's job to gain the teachings. The teacher's… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you are serious about sports and athletics then you need to begin the discipline of mind. With the power of mind,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Stop trying to figure it all. Why worry about it all so much? Why not just live? And then you die. And… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There's no way we can possibly understand anything. But we can see things, we can perceive things, and we can wonder. We… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Buddha gave up his throne and renounced his position, that was true renunciation; but there cannot be any question of renunciation in… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Tantric Zen is the original Zen, Zen without rules, Zen without form. Zen can certainly take rules and form. So Tantric Zen… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Do not feel that you are destined to enlightenment in this life. You have no idea. This is an illusion of selfhood.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is not something you achieve. It is the absence of something. All your life you have been going forward after something,… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image
Wisdom, in the world of enlightenment, is not gained through conversation. Wisdom and enlightenment is something that you gain by making the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are different pathways - be it Zen, tantra, karma yoga, or jnana yoga. Different ways have been devised to do the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
For me the protection of Planet Earth, the survival of all species and the sustainability of our ecosystems is more than a… — Rajendra K. Pachauri Copy Share Image
Balance is to choose happiness, to feel that the purpose of life is to love, not necessarily to be loved, to be… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Try to be still inside. Learn to quiet and stop thought, and you will be able to develop your mind. Your psychic… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Most people have no idea how unhappy they are because they don't know what happiness is. When they get a little break… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you are going to experience the ecstasy of enlightenment, it is not just going to be a phrase. You've got to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I mean that much more than wiser beings from beyond the stars bringing us enlightenment or death or salvation, we are likely… — Jon Spaihts Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment is living in the light of cosmic collaboration. Collaboration gives us the freedom to come out of the boundaries of limited… — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
“Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
People love misery, they love to feel sorry for themselves, and they definitely don't want to be enlightened. That's the first thing… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment doesn’t make us a better person if we seek it just for us. It doesn’t erase our desires or put an… — Balroop Singh Copy Share Image
What I find is that we're all human beings and that it's all very similar, what we believe. At the bottom, there's… — Dennis Quaid Copy Share Image
The way you dress is extremely important. It demonstrates your spirit. It's the guise through which the world evaluates and views you. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
