I think Christianity is the same as Buddhism and Hinduism - whenever a religion begins to say that these are the things… — Erwin McManus Copy Share Image
In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions,… — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Copy Share Image
“However, it should in no way be associated with that great body of factual information relating to orthodox Zen Buddhist practice. It’s… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
It is a tremendous waste of energy to try to block anyone else. That same energy could be applied to furthering your… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Western Tibetan Buddhists are always looking out there at the distant snow peaks and they lose the flowers along the path. — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
The goal of the Transcendental Meditation technique is the state of enlightenment. This means we experience that inner calmness, that quiet state… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Copy Share Image
“is because the stomach, to Buddhists, is the spiritually core of a person’s body; Buddhists don’t believe in “souls” per se, but… — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
While I am here I would like to experience as many of the beauties of the world as possible and help others… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You can keep your own religion - Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Mormonism - you just need to add Jesus to the equation. Then… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“First, we must see that our negative actions arise due to prejudice and erroneous judgments. The discrimination that labels some as 'friends'… — Zongtrul Losang Tsöndru Copy Share Image
“Holden had once dated a Buddhist who said that death was merely a different state of being, and people only feared the… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
“Buddha initially excluded women from his monasteries. When pressed, he made their entry conditional upon perpetual subservience to the lowliest (newest) male… — Joel Kramer Diana Astad Copy Share Image
One day Mara, the Buddhist god of ignorance and evil, was traveling through the villages of India with his attendants. He saw… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
“The forms of the central and surrounding deities... should not be protruding like a clay statue or cast image, yet neither should… — Jigme Lingpa Copy Share Image
“No matter what activity or practice we are pursuing, there isn't anything that isn't made easier through constant familiarity and training. Through… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
“The return and reintegration with society, which is indispensable to the continuous circulation of spiritual energy into the world, and which, from… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
For me, in Buddhism there is a plethora of specific teachings that one can seek out and find for the individual dilemmas… — Steven Seagal Copy Share Image
There must be something here for me to get or to share or to do. So I have the duty that I… — Gary Kraftsow Copy Share Image
I don't really have a problem with the pain of life. Perhaps that is because I am a martial artist and I… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Some people, of course, say they're practicing tantra. There are a lot of books on tantric sexual practice in local bookstores. These… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Beneath the sophistication of Buddhist psychology lies the simplicity of compassion. We can touch into this compassion whenever the mind is quiet,… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
Nothing is distinct and separate. The waves of the ocean arise and have a separate birth, crashing on the shore, but then… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Happiness is everything in the whole universe. It's a state of mind. Your whole life is a state of mind. So be… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Total relaxation is the ultimate. That's the moment when one becomes a buddha. That is the moment of realization, enlightenment, christ-consciousness. You… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development… — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“Thinking that we can find some lasting pleasure and avoid pain is what in Buddhism is called samsara, a hopeless cycle that… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
There are worlds beyond anything you can imagine; there are joys beyond anything you have experienced. There are ecstasies that are undreamed… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It is necessary to go through all the daily tasks and bring perfection to them, to learn to be perfect in your… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Buddhism is the study of power initially. It takes a certain amount of power to even know your potential - to have… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“karma just means action, in Buddhist terms to act out of an intention conditioned by external and internal conditions, which in turn… — Martine Batchelor Copy Share Image
Pass the popcorn, please. Life is a film, theatre, a theatre of the soul. We play different roles on different stages. At… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In Buddhism, what is known as beginner's mind is a way to look at the world as if for the first time:… — Louis Cozolino Copy Share Image
Consistency is nice, I think, personally. I like to be consistently happy. I like to be consistently more aware and more conscious… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We can continue our quest for improvement or not. We can search for happiness, enlightenment, security or identity or not. The search… — Steven Harrison Copy Share Image
What have we to offer the world beside the superabundant loot which we recklessly plunder from the earth under the maniacal delusion… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
What you focus on you become. If you spend an hour or two a day meditating and focusing on light, then you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The magic of life, of course, is not something that can be explained. Structures can only take us to the point where… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Enlightenment, meditation is really a shift in perception. It's not a thing that you go and do or become, since you're already… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The process of awakening or enlightenment is nothing but to empty yourself from inside, and make you encounter with the real being,… — Roshan Sharma Copy Share Image
Most people are completely oblivious to eternity. They look at the sky at night and they think that's eternity; it is just… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
