Humor enables us to deal with and overcome many of the most painful and difficult situations in our lives. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Tantric Buddhists don't believe in sin. Stupidity, yes, meaning we make ourselves or others suffer. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Do not give up your authority and follow blindly the will of others. This way will lead to only delusion. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
It is easy to see the faults of others... it is hard to see our own... — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Like a lovely flower full of color but lacking in fragrance, are the words of those who do not practice what they… — Gautama Buddha 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
When one, abandoning greed, feels no greed for what would merit greed, greed gets shed from him - like a drop of… — Gautama Buddha 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
Every individual who eats flesh food, whether an animal is killed expressely for him or not, is supporting the trade of slaughtering… — Philip Kapleau Copy Share Image
Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Freedom is the real source of human happiness and creativity. Irrespective of whether you are a believer or nonbeliever, whether Buddhist, Christian,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what by oneself is done… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Straight away, remove yourself from the field of spiritual progression , stay away from contemplation and skillful discourse, do not do research… — Abhinavagupta Copy Share Image
Franz Kafka once said that happiness consists in having an ideal and not progressing towards it. If you did progress towards it,… — Momus Copy Share Image
Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Freed by full realization and at peace, the mind of such a man is at peace, and his speech and action peaceful.… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“According to the Buddhist tradition,” he began, “there is no sort of conversion or missionary work. It is not good to ask… — Rodger Kamenetz Copy Share Image
The wise say that it is not an iron, wooden or fiber fetter which is a strong one, but the besotted hankering… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Where is fate and who is fate? We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. None else… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
