I think Buddhism is a wonderful philosophy. I've had the good fortune to meet many wonderful teachers from that society. — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is, in the end, nothing more than the natural state of being. — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
Libertarian socialism is properly to be regarded as the inheritor of the liberal ideals of the Enlightenment. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Tantric Buddhists don't believe in sin. Stupidity, yes, meaning we make ourselves or others suffer. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The principle of nowness is very important to any effort to establish an enlightened society.” — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take the one with a heart. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The further we travel down the path of enlightenment, the more humble we become. We shouldn't seek to impress others—or allow ourselves… — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
The Buddha shared his teachings so that everyone, without exception, could reach the same supreme state of liberation that he had attained… — Shinjo Ito Copy Share Image
The aim of my teaching is enlightenment, awakening from the dream state of separateness into the reality of the One. In short,… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
In your big mind, everything has the same value...In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Sri Krishna says whatever role we have in life, we have to play it to the hilt. We have to take it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Your enlightenment depends on the company you keep. You do not know the world until you know the men who have possessed… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
I had a great teacher in India who said to me, 'If you think you're spiritual and evolved and enlightened, go home… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Normally the experience of enlightenment occurs in stages. A person will usually have many small enlightenments before full enlightenment dawns. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It is said that “there is a self,” but “non-self” too is taught. The buddhas also teach there is nothing which is… — Nagarjun Copy Share Image
“There exists a universal order that we each play a distinct role in carrying out. Light always struggles to emerge from darkness.… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Without doubt machines will be able to determine the means and avenues to goals, but men will continue to set the goals… — Lewis Strauss Copy Share Image
“In Advaita Vedanta, and in many other ancient wisdom traditions, the world is said to be an illusion. This illusion is commonly… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
Whereas a lot of Buddhism concerns itself with stages of enlightenment, various precepts and moral codes, and even power structures and hierarchies,… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“True freedom is when all the stories, all the insights, all the realizations, concepts, beliefs and positions dissolve. What remains is what… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
The use of drugs like mescaline may serve an appropriate purpose. Indeed, "Psychedelic" drugs have been widely used in the spiritual traditions… — Georg Feuerstein Copy Share Image
“Suffering offers a path to awareness. Awareness thus is required for one to be truly born. When one is born, one is… — VD Copy Share Image
Buddhism is the process of getting to that part of us that is always eternally happy. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Women have been dependent upon men for their survival, for the survival of their children. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose. — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
The Enlightenment ideal, which all universities claim to endorse, is that everyone should think for themselves. — George Monbiot Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is the complete awareness of life without mental modifications. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“There is dharma (religion) in scriptures, but no essence in it. The essence is in the heart of a Gnani (Enlightened One).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
An ordinary man seeks freedom through enlightenment. An enlightened man expresses freedom through being ordinary. — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
“Few ever found enlightenment in haste, and nobody will ever discover it in gibberish” — Chris Murray Copy Share Image
The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity. — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“We are the reflections for the stars to gaze upon, upon a sea of glass.” — Tom Althouse Copy Share Image
Nirvana is outside the fun house. You are walking around in the fun house forever. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you want to read a letter from the Buddha's world, it is necessary to understand Buddha's world. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
The Buddha is found in other people - even the ones we do not like very much. — Francis Harold Cook Copy Share Image
One of Buddhism’s main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness. — Goldie Hawn Copy Share Image
A burrito is a delicious food item that breaks down all social barriers and leads to temporary spiritual enlightenment. — Lisi Harrison Copy Share Image
