“The teaching of the Buddha is called the Dhamma. He did not teach Buddhism, any more than Jesus taught Christianity.” — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
“Give yourself a break from any holy book; and start looking at others as you want to be looked at.” — Gloria D. Gonsalves Copy Share Image
“The greatest book is one written by your pen, but not exactly from your mind.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Its not my job to shove enlightenment up people's asses, but some days I get stuck volunteering to do it. — Rock Cowles Copy Share Image
“There is an enlightened way to flow with, in, and through conflict.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“That (truth) which cannot be lived in daily life, cannot be true.” — Satish Tripathi Copy Share Image
Enlightenment does not ask you to be perfect; it simply asks you to find perfection right where you stand. — Alan Cohen Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is the natural state of consciousness, the innocent state of consciousness, that state which is uncontaminated by the movement of thought,… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
“Realization is not about you, the wave, realizing it is ocean. The ocean realizes itself in you and reveals itself to have… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
“Just knowing that there is no gate to pass through doesn’t mean that we are at the end of the search, not… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
“ Dharma is easiest to spot by its absence: the Mahabharata employs the pedagogical technique of teaching about dharma via its opposite, adharma ” — Gurcharan Das Copy Share Image
If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it,… — B. R. Ambedkar Copy Share Image
Personal power is the reflection of a person of knowledge. A person of knowledge, an enlightened person, a person even close to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Dōgen Zenji said, “To look for the Buddha dharma outside of yourself is like putting a devil on top of yourself.” Master… — Charlotte J. Beck Copy Share Image
One should rest with a peaceful and loving mind. Even wrathful emanating Buddhas manifest solely out of the wish to liberate beings. — Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Copy Share Image
“Until the human condition could be resolved it was not safe to acknowledge the different roles men and women played in the… — Jeremy Griffith Copy Share Image
“Before enlightenment I believed my ego was me, then enlightenment comes along and no more ego, only the underlying reality. Now it’s… — Jed McKenna Copy Share Image
The first who attracts the eye, the first in enlightenment, in power and in happiness, is the white man, the European, man… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“Now, my dear little girl, you have come to an age when the inward life develops and when some people (and on… — William James Copy Share Image
“want to protect and liberate myself permanently from the sufferings of this life and countless future lives. I can accomplish this only… — Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
“Buddhism is centered on the principle of two truths, the absolute truth and the relative truth. The absolute is that the true… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
Furthermore, recognizing our lives as pleasurable or miserable depends largely on how our mind interprets them. If you think your life is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The Enlightenment may have made its most lasting impact in the way we live and think today through its social history. Our… — Louis Dupré Copy Share Image
No single step in the persuit of enlightenment should ever be considered sacred; only the search was. — Ann Druyan Copy Share Image
Buddhism helps me to have a healthy relationship with my body and spirit. — Anthony Kiedis Copy Share Image
Dharma is one and one only. Ahimsa means moksha, and moksha is the realization of Truth. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“A revolution in the eyes of man carries purpose. A revolution in the eyes of the awakened carries bliss.” — Sal Martinez Copy Share Image
“A quick enlightenment tends to do more harm than good. Wise may easily become unwise.” — Iva Kenaz Copy Share Image
My "drop in the ocean" will contribute to the enlightenment of Europe, so to speak. — Varg Vikernes Copy Share Image
“A scientist must be a traveller, an explorer. Knowledge comes from experience. ... The path to enlightenment is never linear.” — Joanne Owen Copy Share Image
The Bible has been used as a way of making us accept our situation, and not to bring enlightenment to the poor. — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
I'm a creature of the eighteenth century at heart: The Enlightenment and the search for happiness suit me. — Brigitte Macron Copy Share Image
Awareness is wakefulness. Wakefulness is consciousness. Consciousness is limitless awareness. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The only thing that makes sense to do is strive for greater collective enlightenment” — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
“true enlightenment comes only through contemplation and introspection.” — Nicholas Carr Copy Share Image
It is from cowardice and not from want of enlightenment that we do not read in our own hearts. — Stendhal Copy Share Image
“Enlightenment and tolerance, it would seem, have little to do with being lettered or unlettered. His” — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share Image
Meditation is the pathway to enlightenment, and I would encourage you to follow that pathway as far as you can, into ecstasy. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
