The point of the overall meditative path is to have Wakefulness (or Consciousness as Such) transcend and include all state-realms, so it… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
“Life remains what it is--deathless and unbound. We shall all meet again. Know what you are, and be free. The best counsel… — Paul Brunton Copy Share Image
Greed for enlightenment and immortality is no different than greed for material wealth. It is self-centered and dualistic, and thus an obstacle… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Buddhism holds that everything is in constant flux. Thus the question is whether we are to accept change passively and be swept… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
You must continue to go back to the beginning, to the foundation, and question the foundation. Even once you‘ve reached Samadhi you… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Although we have no actual written communications from the world of emptiness, we have some hints or suggestions about what is going… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Muhammad brought down from heaven and put into the Koran not religious doctrines only, but political maxims, criminal and civil laws, and… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“In what is now known as Bodh Gaya…a Buddhist temple stands beside an ancient pipal, descended from that bodhi tree, or “enlightenment… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The male establishment power structure has not really changed its attitude towards women. They did not give these rights to women out… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“That which comes and goes is not real; quit chasing it. It doesn't matter. What haven't you lost? That is what‘s important.… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
“No disrespect to the Buddha is intended. If there was a Buddha and he was enlightened, then it’s Buddhism that insults his… — Jed McKenna Copy Share Image
If there were a reason for preferring the Christian religion to natural religion, it would be because the former offers us, on… — Denis Diderot 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
“Kant is sometimes considered to be an advocate of reason. Kant was in favor of science, it is argued. He emphasized the… — Stephen R.C. Hicks Copy Share Image
Children, we can grow spiritually only if we see the guru as the manifestation of God. We should not accept anyone as… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
“Have you ever had a dream that you were certain was real, only to wake up and realize that everyone and everything… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
I have searched everywhere to find an answer to my question, 'Is there enlightenment?' but have never questioned the search itself. Because… — U.G. Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Every piece of clutter you dissolve back into clear light allows your higher inner blueprint, your soul’s destiny, to translate fluidly and… — Penney Peirce 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
As the world has to attain the fulfilment of eternal life, to me it does not in the least matter what I… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
We have to know what is Buddhadharma and what is not Buddhadharma. It needn't go on forever. You don't have to spend… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“A famous aphorism tells us, „The Sufi is the child of the moment“ (as-sufi ibn al-waqt). One of its meanings is that… — William C. Chittick Copy Share Image
“The values we rightly associate with the modern age - the "liberty, equality, and fraternity" of the French revolution - are all… — Harvey Cox Copy Share Image
“Then Maitreya Bodhisattva thought: “Now the World-Honored One has displayed a marvelous sign. But what is the cause or reason for this… — Gene Reeves Copy Share Image
“Asian philosophy and culture never endured an intellectual upheaval like the Cartesian split of mind and body that brought the so-called Enlightenment… — Polly Young-Eisendrath Copy Share Image
In Europe, the Enlightenment of the 18th century was seen as a battle against the desire of the Church to limit intellectual… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“The world is inherently chaotic, unstable and can change on a whim, which is why a Buddhist turns inward and strives to… — Michael Williams Copy Share Image
“Dharma literally means 'truth' or 'norm.' It is a particular way of thinking, a way of viewing the world, which is not… — Chögyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
As a graduate student at Oxford in 1963, I began writing about books in revolutionary France, helping to found the discipline of… — Robert Darnton Copy Share Image
When I was working at Omega, I took this Zen retreat, where you're quiet, you don't say anything for a week, and… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
“I was tired in the evening yesterday. I felt drained by the last days outer conflicts. I felt separated from life. Suddenly… — Swami Dhyan Giten 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
“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
“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
