“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
The genius of Man in our time has gone into jet-propulsion, atom-splitting, penicillin-curing, etc. There is none over for works of imagination;… — Malcolm Muggeridge 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
If we really prefer basic sanity or enlightenment, it's irritatingly possible to get into it. — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Its big men are mostly little men with fancy offices and a lot of money. A great many of them are stupid… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
At the beginning and the middle and the end of all things, there is only the perfection of enlightenment that is nirvana. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed; after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
Looking for enlightenment is like looking for a flashlight when all you need the flashlight for is to find the flashlight. — Lew Welch Copy Share Image
Foster peace in your own life and then apply the Art to all that you encounter. — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“We are like waves in the ocean, each with a unique character and quality on the surface, but deep down we are… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
Sometimes it takes more courage not to let yourself see. Sometimes knowledge is damaging - not enlightenment but enleadenment. If one recognizes… — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
It is the way it is. But it is not the way it appears to be. Enlightenment. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You think that enlightenment is something other than what is happening right now. This is your primary mistake. — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
“Was this how trauma worked? she wondered. Those closest to it remained dumbfounded by the fact that those who weren't present could… — Kevin Wilson Copy Share Image
I observe that more evolved souls are now reincarnating as women. Women find it easier to meditate and easier to develop their… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Forever, reading has been central, the necessary fix, the support system. Her life has been informed by reading. She has read not… — Penelope Lively Copy Share Image
The path I chose was the path that most people ignored because of fear, anxiety and their strongly held belief in lack… — Simon Quperlier Copy Share Image
“You cannot be aware of yourself, for you are awareness itself. How can a witness witness itself? That is like trying to… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
I am a child of the Enlightenment. I think irrational belief is a dangerous phenomenon, and I try to consciously avoid irrational… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The ultimate purpose of Zen,' I remembered the roshi telling me, 'is not in the going away from the world but in… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
Forget about enlightenment. Sit down wherever you are. And listen to the wind singing in your veins. — John Welwood Copy Share Image
“The Gnani’s (enlightened one’s) antahkaran (inner complex of mind, intellect, chit and ego) becomes just like the pure Soul. The chit stops… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
I think that the whole stigma of the name may still burn deep with some of the Native people, but there are… — Donte Stallworth Copy Share Image
Forces of light on earth shall overcome the force of darkness. Complete spiritual enlightenment on earth will occur. — Edgar Cayce Copy Share Image
