He that fancies himself very enlightened, because he sees the deficiencies of others, may be very ignorant, because he has not studied… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
It will afford me unfeigned satisfaction if my kingdom can add its quota toward the successful accomplishment of the most important astronomical… — Kalakaua Copy Share Image
Although all men are born free, slavery has been the general lot of the human race. Ignorant--they have been cheated; asleep--they have… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“It doesn’t much matter what you say when you’re screwing anyway. Or how you do it. Slow and gentle or fast and… — Emma Chase Copy Share Image
Phony gurus make themselves objects of adoration and worship. Real spiritual teachers aren't interested in adoration and worship. They like respect only… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is 'the quiet acceptance of what is'. — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
We want no dictatorship of physicists, as physicists. If our democracy is to realize its full promise, we want no dictatorship at… — Jerome Frank Copy Share Image
There can be associations - enlightened businesses, for example - that do not work on the basis of us against them or… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
To be enlightened is to know that heaven is not "coming." Heaven is here. — Joan D. Chittister Copy Share Image
“You have to recognize the Knowledge of the Gnanis’ [the enlightened ones]. You have to recognize the world from the perspective of… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
For those who struggle with anti-pagan prejudices and stereotypes, Humanist Paganism might be a powerful educational tool. It can show that a… — Brendan Myers Copy Share Image
How can one become enlightened in one single moment? One can, because one is enlightened -- one just has to recognize the… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“This ‘Knowledge’ manifested in 1958! That day I became a ‘Gnani’ (the enlightened one)! The day before that, ‘I’ too was agnani… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
An enlightened teacher teaches you how to gain power. They give you power. They teach you how to shape it so that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Jesus regularly visualized the success of his efforts ... 'I always do what pleases God.' ... Was this conceit? Or was it… — Laurie Beth Jones Copy Share Image
Some teachers are very accessible. They advertise a great deal, they go out into the public. If they're advanced teachers, doubtlessly they… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Shambhala teachings say we all have the potential to accomplish our enlightened nature - our basic goodness. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
People think that if you are enlightened you are not in touch with the pulse of the physical. Au contraire! The higher… — 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
In the wake of her indispensable textbook, Janet Burroway now offers a splendid and concise guide to the thorny task of revision.… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
Sometimes beings come forth from that realmless realm. Light incarnates and wanders around through the samsara, kind of looking at itself in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
With the empowerment of an advanced Teacher, and your own best efforts, you will be able to explore the mysteries of knowledge… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There's a Buddhist story about the guy who wants to be enlightened, and then he gets a cow and a wife and… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
My parents were hippies. They met at an ashram, where they were studying how to be enlightened. — Paulo Costanzo Copy Share Image
