Don't become a spiritual bigot. Don't feel that just because you meditate and you are striving for enlightenment that you are in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In Zen Buddhism, the greater your doubt, the greater will be your enlightenment. That is why doubt can be a good thing.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
When I meditate, people see manifestations of light when I go into samadhi and through the samadhis. Sometimes the energy of enlightenment… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
To relate is to react. To react is to understand oneself. To understand oneself is to be enlightened. Relationships are schools for… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
You can marry the Buddha, and after a few months you will find on the human form the Buddha, too, has his… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It seems strange, since the aspect of a woman is power and that her subtle physical body conducts light very well, that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
One doesn't stay in a state of nirvana by hiding from difficulties. You stay in nirvana by lavishing nirvana on everyone you… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
“TURNING YOUR MIND toward the dharma does not bring security or confirmation. Turning your mind toward the dharma does not bring any… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“Jehovah, the Christian name for God derived from the Hebrew Yahweh, (from the letters YHWH), is translated as "I AM." YOU ARE… — Joseph P. Kauffman 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
“Religion knew the truth of metaphor and symbol for almost all of history until the past few hundred years, and especially until… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
Hindu philosophy was one of the greatest beneficiaries of the advent and the teachings of the Lord Buddha. I revere Buddha as… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
“Ye who seek for purity and peace, go to Nature. She will give you more than ye ask. Ye who long for… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
First become a Zorba, a flower of this earth, and earn the capacity through it to become a Buddha - the flower… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
When I'm wandering around the Himalayas, most of the people that I see are Westerners from Germany, California, or the Netherlands, who… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
“The Karmapa clearly says that both the object of negation of reasoning and the object of negation of the path are nothing… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
“But sometimes, by the deserving and the fortunate, even that task is accomplished. And when it is accomplished— behold!— all the truth… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
We do not slight the idea of enlightenment, but the most important thing is this moment, not some day in the future.… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
“On Earth, thought alone is not enough. Spirit may be pure thought, but Earth is the realm of form. Here, things must… — Donna Goddard Copy Share Image
Handle even a single leaf of green in such a way that it manifests the body of the Buddha. This in turn… — Dogen Copy Share Image
If you seek enlightenment, then career is a very important idea on your agenda. Approach your career from this standpoint and you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Music has always been the greatest expression of mortal philosophy," continued Lucky. "The path to enlightenment is found in the lyrics of… — A. Lee Martinez Copy Share Image
I think it may not be a coincidence that the rise of printing and book publication and literacy and the phenomenon of… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
There is a dharma for yourself, for someone else, for a family, for a nation, for a universe. There are collective and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The word "Guru", as it is used in the contemporary American scene, is someone who takes all your money and tells you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Human desires cannot be extinguished. Even Buddha, with all his sweet teachings, is not immune to seeking fame and followers. Thus, leaving… — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help,… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“The understanding that gives rise to intoxication (that “I Know”, “I am something”); that is not the talks of the enlightened one’s… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
If your idea of a guru is from a calendar, who has candy-floss beard and a constipated look on the face, then… — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
The pursuit of enlightenment is for the purpose of the world, not merely for the purpose of the individual. Practices for enlightenment… — Bernie Glassman Copy Share Image
Emancipation came to the colored race in America as a war measure. It was an act of military necessity. Manifestly it would… — Wendell Willkie Copy Share Image
Put on the music, and listen. Zazen means to sit, to listen. You're listening to enlightenment, to the universes, to the planes… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Serenity of mind produces an expanding awareness that fosters creative selflessness, which in turn enables us to experience unabashed harmony communing in… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
It would be exciting to take part in what we now call the Enlightenment at the end of the 18th century, but… — Ken Loach Copy Share Image
Many (Christians) have zeal without knowledge, enthusiasm without enlightenment. In more modern jargon, they are keen but clueless. — John Stott Copy Share Image
Beyond this world and beyond all other worlds there is an all-perfect light. It is pure intelligence, ecstasy, peace and happiness. It… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Evil is an attack against human spiritual development and enlightenment. All evil, badness, neurosis - it has one motive and one motive… — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
Ultimately, you must forget about technique. The further you progress, the fewer teachings there are. The Great Path is really NO PATH. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Every day Zuigan used to call out to himself, "Master!" and then he answered himself, "Yes, Sir!" And he added, "Awake, Awake!"… — Mumon Copy Share Image
