Enlightened Quotes

630 Enlightened quotes by 307 unique authors

Once you are enlightened, you can do whatever you want without fear or sorrow. You can go snowboarding, get married, stay single, be rich and… — Frederick Lenz
We see very few people who are satisfied. They say that the only ones who are really happy are the enlightened or the fools. — Frederick Lenz
Anybody or anything can become enlightened because enlightenment is the very nature of existence itself. — Frederick Lenz
There are other options that no one ever told you about. These are things mom and dad never explained to you; your teachers didn't know;… — Frederick Lenz
Enlightenment is cumulative. You become a little more enlightened each day as you practice yoga and Buddhism. — Frederick Lenz
Why become enlightened? Why join the military? Why get married? Why cross the ocean? It is a personal choice. There is something in a person… — Frederick Lenz
When your consciousness expands you are in a world, literally, of light. You live in a world of light where nothing is solid. You don't… — Frederick Lenz
Self-discovery is realistic. It's not built on ideas and philosophies. It's what works. Philosophies are nice if you like philosophies. But self-discovery is predicated on… — Frederick Lenz
Reading books about enlightenment does not make you enlightened at all. You have to meditate yourself. — Frederick Lenz
Yoga means we accept responsibility for the tasks in our life, and we know that being a king, being an enlightened teacher, being someone who… — Frederick Lenz
You have to be a warrior in order to become enlightened. If you think it's tough paying the bills, think about being everywhere all at… — Frederick Lenz
Ramakrishna didn't suddenly become enlightened. We had years of him meditating, seeking, crying to Mother Kali, going in and out of samadhi; but after many… — Frederick Lenz
If you are with a fully enlightened being, a jivan mukta, liberated soul, the quality of light is so clear, that you don't really know… — Frederick Lenz
When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened. — Criss Jami
They are enlightened who join in this play knowing it as play, for people suffer only because they take as serious what the gods made… — Alan Watts
Studying the Buddha way is studying oneself. Studying oneself is forgetting oneself. Forgetting oneself is being enlightened by all things. Being enlightened by all things… — Dogen
Systems of religious error have been adopted in times of ignorance. It has been the interest of tyrannical kings, popes, and prelates to maintain these… — Oliver Ellsworth
Human beings of all societies in all periods of history believe that their ideas on the nature of the real world are the most secure,… — Edward Robert Harrison
Any court which undertakes by its legal processes to enforce civil liberties needs the support of an enlightened and vigorous public opinion which will be… — Robert H. Jackson
To relate is to react. To react is to understand oneself. To understand oneself is to be enlightened. Relationships are schools for enlightenment. — Anthony de Mello
I wish to say to you that the life of an enlightened people and a vibrant nation cannot be measured by the life of an… — King Hussein I
The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the… — Anthony Kennedy
It is you who are choosing, in any moment, to be happy or choosing to be sad, or choosing to be angry, or forgiving, or… — Neale Donald Walsch
Relaxation is the point. And if you can relax with an enlightened person his enlightenment will start penetrating you, because when you are relaxed you… — Rajneesh
I always had an existential crisis, trying to figure out ‘what does it all mean?’ I came to the conclusion that if we can advance… — Elon Musk

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