Enlightenment Quotes

880 Enlightenment quotes by 346 unique authors

In the Bhagavad-Gita, a book that I revere and respect, it's indicated that even women, along with animals, are capable of attaining enlightenment. — Frederick Lenz
Historically men have suppressed women quite effectively. They have suppressed women since the beginning of our history. — Frederick Lenz
There's this absurd innate need in most men to feel that they're more powerful than women are, which is ridiculous. — Frederick Lenz
Women have been taught that they are not powerful; they've been given an opposite description, that they are weak. The word "effeminate" implies weakness. — Frederick Lenz
A lot of men hate women subconsciously or just are very confused about them or are afraid of them or are afraid of their power,… — Frederick Lenz
Men have reacted very negatively to the power that is inherent in women. — Frederick Lenz
They have rejected that power and sought to convince women of the exact opposite, that they are powerless. — Frederick Lenz
They have done this through sexual repression, economic repression, political repression, social repression, ideological repression and spiritual repression. — Frederick Lenz
Men, through the ideas they have, project a field of attention that limits women. — Frederick Lenz
Because they dream so strongly in themselves, their superiority and women's inferiority, they project an image that a woman finds very, very difficult to fight… — Frederick Lenz
Consider a very natural process, menstruation, and how the association has been created in which this process is dirty, degrading. — Frederick Lenz
Many religions over the years have suggested that when a woman is menstruating, she should be avoided and not touched. — Frederick Lenz
In their confusion and delusion, men hate the womb that gives them birth. Not all men, certainly , but enough men to run the world. — Frederick Lenz
Men are suppressing woman politically, philosophically, socially, through denying them education, equal rights, equal employment, and just by setting up a description of the world… — Frederick Lenz
Up until now, women have depended completely upon men for their survival. You're dealing with thousands of years of history, where sexual slavery was the… — Frederick Lenz
Women have been dependent upon men for their survival, for the survival of their children. — Frederick Lenz
A woman's place, her entire experience in life, has been and in many places still is dependent upon the man she marries. — Frederick Lenz
It's unfortunate that we see a great many women settling. They think that simply because they have gotten the right to vote, own property and… — Frederick Lenz
The male establishment power structure has not really changed its attitude towards women. They did not give these rights to women out of kindness. These… — Frederick Lenz
When you wish to subjugate a people, you have to convince them of their own inherent weakness. — Frederick Lenz

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