We're connected to the Buddhist order, to the mind of enlightenment. All day long we draw the power and force from that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I was always searching. I became a Buddhist in my twenties when I came to Los Angeles. I met a group of… — Alley Mills Copy Share Image
In America people have this funny idea about enlightenment and money. Money expresses a level of commitment. Studying enlightenment is like going… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Craving and desire are the cause of all unhappiness. Everything sooner or later must change, so do not become attached to anything.… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Today, I regularly attend two Buddhist organizations, the Zen Center of Los Angeles and Against the Stream, but I also attend certain… — Maggie Rowe Copy Share Image
Anything that is created must sooner or later die. Enlightenment is permanent because we have not produced it; we have merely discovered… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
...But there's always suffering, Pudge. Homework or malaria or having a boyfriend who lives far away when there's a good-looking boy lying… — John Green Copy Share Image
The legendary Buddhist flower udumbara is believed to blossom once every three millennia! What about the Flower of Peace? In every ten… — Mehmet Murat Ildan 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
I have learned so much from God that I can no longer call myself a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, a Buddhist,… — Hafez 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
Man is an onion made up of a hundred integuments, a texture made up of many threads. The ancient Asiatics knew this… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the Messiah?" "No," answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No," Buddha replied. "Then… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
When I ask people to contemplate selflessness, the sometimes react as if I've asked them to put their house on the market… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“The world is inherently chaotic, unstable and can change on a whim, which is why a Buddhist turns inward and strives to… — Michael Williams Copy Share Image
The way of cowardice is to embed ourselves in a cocoon, in which we perpetuate our habitual patterns. When we are constantly… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
One who does not rouse themself when it is time to rise, who, though capable, is full of sloth, whose will and… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Envy and jealousy are very harmful because you are never ever satisfied with what you have and you never reflect on what… — Tsem Tulku Copy Share Image
In the emerging culture, darkness represents spirituality. We see this in Buddhist temples, as well as Catholic and orthodox churches. Darkness indicates… — Dan Kimball Copy Share Image
I am a proud Christian who has been greatly tutored by Hindus and Buddhists and Sufis and others, and I stand and… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
There are these two kinds of gifts: a gift of material things & a gift of the Dhamma. Of the two, this… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
I loved science, and when I discovered Buddhist meditative practices and martial arts, I was able to bridge those ways of knowing… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
We should practice by showing one another love and helping one another. It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When we bear witness, when we become the situation - homelessness, poverty, illness, violence, death - the right action arises by itself.… — Bernie Glassman Copy Share Image
Look at your life. Look at the ways in which you define who you are and what you’re capable of achieving. Look… — Tsoknyi Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Tantra is the hot blood of spiritual practice. It smashes the taboo against unreasonable happiness; a thunderbolt path, swift, joyful, and fierce.… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
We have to know what is Buddhadharma and what is not Buddhadharma. It needn't go on forever. You don't have to spend… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
Giving up attachment to the world does not mean that you set yourself apart from it. Generating a desire for others to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Many Buddhist teachers have described compassion as the ability to react freely and accurately in any situation. Being nice or feeling sorry… — Issan Dorsey Copy Share Image
Happiness is sorrow; sorrow is happiness. There is happiness in difficulty; difficulty in happiness. Even though the ways we feel are different,… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Your breathing should flow gracefully, like a river, like a watersnake crossing the water, and not like a chain of rugged mountains… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you refrain from habitual thoughts and behavior, the uncomfortable feelings will still be there. They don’t magically disappear. Over the years,… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
I know many Catholic priests and nuns who use the Buddhist teachings to become better Catholics, and Jews who use them to… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
I, ever knowing the living beings Who tread the Path and those who do not In response to those who may be… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Imagine craving absolutely nothing from the world. Imagine cutting the invisible strings that so painfully bind us: what would that be like?… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places.… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“150 The Arhat IN OUR SOCIETY, we’re inclined to see doing nothing as something negative, even evil. But when we lose ourselves… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“But sharing does not mean wanting others to abandon their own spiritual roots and embrace your faith. That would be cruel. People… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
Being concerned about other people is especially relevant in today's world. If we consider the complex inter-connected ness of our modern lives,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
