Enlightenment Quotes

880 Enlightenment quotes by 346 unique authors

The intuitive wisdom that comes from your infinite mind can add to your creativity, success and well-being, and can take you to the threshold of… — Frederick Lenz
Each of the small enlightenments that a Zen practitioner has, which are known in Zen as "Satori experiences," provides deeper insights into the nature of… — Frederick Lenz
In Zen the emphasis is on meditation and developing your body, mind and spirit to find inner peace, strength, clarity and enlightenment. — Frederick Lenz
Zen is a very quick path to enlightenment and development of the mind and all its facilities. — Frederick Lenz
From the highest state of mind you have a window whereby you could perhaps move beyond all states of mind, to enlightenment. — Frederick Lenz
Zen is a very fast path to enlightenment, fast in comparison to some other paths, not fast for the person who practices it. There is… — Frederick Lenz
It is not easy to convey, unless one has experienced it, the dramatic feeling of sudden enlightenment that floods the mind when the right idea… — Francis Crick
By god the Buddhist means that from which the universe was born, the unborn of the Buddhist scriptures, and by soul that factor in the… — Christmas Humphreys
In the most general terms, the Enlightenment goes back to Plato's belief that truth and beauty and goodness are connected; that truth and beauty, disseminated… — Susan Neiman
Instead of old spiritual distinctions you have new spiritual distinctions, instead of old worships you have new worships. You are all depending for your spirituality… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
You must continue to go back to the beginning, to the foundation, and question the foundation. Even once youâ€˜ve reached Samadhi you must go back… — B.K.S. Iyengar
The liberals of the eighteenth century, guided by the ideas of natural law and of the Enlightenment, demanded for everyone equality of political and civil… — Ludwig von Mises
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move. — Benjamin Franklin
My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself… — Cary Grant
To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence. — Joseph Conrad
It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance… — Quentin Crisp
The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science, especially in the schools of America. — Richard Dawkins
Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must relinquish their claims on truth, justice and freedom and have… — Friedrich Durrenmatt
If western culture is shown to be rich, it is because, even before the Enlightenment, it has tried to 'dissolve' harmful simplifications through inquiry and… — Umberto Eco
Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment. — Vera Farmiga

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