---
title: "1 Path Enlightenment Quotes By Thaddeus Golas"
description: "1 Path Enlightenment quotes by Thaddeus Golas. Plus more from Thaddeus Golas and more Path Enlightenment sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/thaddeus-golas-18541_buddhism_there-are-many-paths-to-enlightenment-so_2885026.jpg"
---

> [There are many paths to enlightenment. Some of us who have expanded to a degree of illumination have thereafter preached the dogmatic certainty of one particular path. But enlightenment doesn't care how you get there. And if you aren't going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/there-are-many-paths-to-enlightenment-some-of-us-who-have-expanded-to/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/thaddeus-golas-18541_buddhism_there-are-many-paths-to-enlightenment-so_2885026.jpg)

## More by Thaddeus Golas

> [There is nothing you need to do first in order to be enlightened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/there-is-nothing-you-need-to-do-first-in-order-to-be-enlightened/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [Enlightenment is any experience of expanding our consciousness beyond its present limits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/enlightenment-is-any-experience-of-expanding-our-consciousness-beyond/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [Love as much as you can from wherever you are. This line is especially good to recall when you feel frightened, crazy, or have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/love-as-much-as-you-can-from-wherever-you-are-this-line-is-especially/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [The universe is made of one kind of what-ever-it-is, which cannot be defined.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/the-universe-is-made-of-one-kind-of-what-ever-it-is-which-cannot-be/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [Loving yourself is a willingness to be in the same space with your own creations. How contracted would you become if you try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/loving-yourself-is-a-willingness-to-be-in-the-same-space-with-your/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [Whatever we have done in withdrawing from full consciousness of the One Mind, we are doing now. Whatever we are doing will always be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/whatever-we-have-done-in-withdrawing-from-full-consciousness-of-the/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [No matter what your spiritual condition is, no matter where you find yourself in the universe, your choice is always the same: to expand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/no-matter-what-your-spiritual-condition-is-no-matter-where-you-find/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [Go beyond reason to love: it is safe. It is the only safety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/go-beyond-reason-to-love-it-is-safe-it-is-the-only-safety/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [No matter what happens, I am conscious all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/no-matter-what-happens-i-am-conscious-all-the-time/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [Giving others the freedom to be stupid is one of the most important and hardest steps to take in spiritual progress. Conveniently the opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/giving-others-the-freedom-to-be-stupid-is-one-of-the-most-important/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [Physical reality is one of the biggest horror movies of all, and you know how we love horror movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/physical-reality-is-one-of-the-biggest-horror-movies-of-all-and-you/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [Inside yourself or outside, you never have to change what you see, only the way you see it that is what you compare it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/inside-yourself-or-outside-you-never-have-to-change-what-you-see-only/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [I am a lazy man. Laziness keeps me from believing that enlightenment demands effort, discipline, strict diet, non-smoking, and other evidences of virtue. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/i-am-a-lazy-man-laziness-keeps-me-from-believing-that-enlightenment/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [No matter how it looks to us, love never loses control; the laws of our relations are as honest and as exact as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/no-matter-how-it-looks-to-us-love-never-loses-control-the-laws-of-our/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

> [The motive for purifying yourself - that you feel spiritually impure - will prevent any genuine gain until you learn to love the impurity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/the-motive-for-purifying-yourself-that-you-feel-spiritually-impure/)

[Thaddeus Golas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-golas/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/path-enlightenment/thaddeus-golas/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Path Enlightenment Quotes By Thaddeus Golas",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "There are many paths to enlightenment. Some of us who have expanded to a degree of illumination have thereafter preached the dogmatic certainty of one particular path. But enlightenment doesn't care how you get there. And if you aren't going to be thinking about it in paradise, then don't worry about it now.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Thaddeus Golas"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-golas/there-are-many-paths-to-enlightenment-some-of-us-who-have-expanded-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/thaddeus-golas-18541_buddhism_there-are-many-paths-to-enlightenment-so_2885026.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/thaddeus-golas-18541_buddhism_there-are-many-paths-to-enlightenment-so_2885026.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/thaddeus-golas-18541_buddhism_there-are-many-paths-to-enlightenment-so_2885026.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“There are many paths to enlightenment. Some of us who have expanded to a degree of illumination have…” — Thaddeus Golas",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/path-enlightenment/thaddeus-golas/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/path-enlightenment/thaddeus-golas/",
            "name": "Path Enlightenment Quotes by Thaddeus Golas",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/path-enlightenment/thaddeus-golas/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/thaddeus-golas-18541_buddhism_there-are-many-paths-to-enlightenment-so_2885026.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Path Enlightenment quotes by Thaddeus Golas. Plus more from Thaddeus Golas and more Path Enlightenment sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/path-enlightenment/thaddeus-golas/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/path-enlightenment/thaddeus-golas/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Path Enlightenment",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/path-enlightenment/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Thaddeus Golas",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/path-enlightenment/thaddeus-golas/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```