Enlightenment Quotes

880 Enlightenment quotes by 346 unique authors

Personally, I always wondered about authors and celebrities who loudly declared there was no God. It was usually when they were healthy and popular and… — Mitch Albom
Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all — Benjamin Franklin
The secrets of alchemy exist to transform mortals from a state of suffering and ignorance to a state of enlightenment and bliss. — Deepak Chopra
Forever, reading has been central, the necessary fix, the support system. Her life has been informed by reading. She has read not just for distraction,… — Penelope Lively
Man has, since the Enlightenment, dealt with things he should have ignored. — Andrei Tarkovsky
In the process of burning out these confusions, we discover enlightenment. If the process were otherwise, the awakened state of mind would be a product… — Chogyam Trungpa
All the buddhas of all the ages have been telling you a very simple fact: Be â€” donÂ´t try to become. Within these two words,… — Rajneesh
A teacher cannot give you the truth The truth is already in you You only need to open yourself â€“ body, mind and heart- so… — Nhat Hanh
There is no one way to salvation, whatever the manner in which a man may proceed. All forms and variations are governed by the eternal… — Miyamoto Musashi
Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past. Therefore we need enlightenment. We need more light about each other. Light… — Malcolm X
If there isn't an emanation of love and joy, complete presence and openness toward all beings, then it is not enlightenment. — Eckhart Tolle
When we resist change, itâ€™s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness… — Pema Chodron
I do not in the least underestimate bisexuality. . . I expect it to provide all further enlightenment. — Sigmund Freud
I didn't have to go all the way to India for spiritual enlightenment. The blue-collar spirituality of everyday life was right in front of me,… — Anthony Kiedis
Enlightenment is its own reward, its own punishment. You begin to see so much more. And so much more sees you. — Laird Barron
poems are small moments of enlightenment — Natalie Goldberg
From a mind filled with infinite love comes the power to create infinite possibilities. We have the power to think in ways that reflect and… — Marianne Williamson
A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be. — Christopher Paolini
Being an outsider to some extent, someone who does not "fit in" with others or is rejected by them for whatever reason, makes life difficult,… — Eckhart Tolle
Enlightenment is scary. Sometimes things look better in the dark. — David Levithan

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