Enlightened Quote by Frederick Lenz

Do not be discouraged by the resistance you will encounter from your human nature; you must go against your human inclinations. Often, in the…

— Brother Lawrence

“Monks, even if bandits were to savagely sever you, limb by limb, with a double-handled saw, even then, whoever of you harbors ill will…

— Gautama Buddha

Being a Buddhist monk means never losing one's optimism in spite of all difficulties. It also means being harder on yourself than any of…

— Frederick Lenz

I would not be happy if I could not become a monk. They call it the beginner's mind - the deep intention, the deepest…

— Nhat Hanh

I think it's a meritorious action to become a monk, provided that your motivation is pure.

— Tenzin Palmo

I would not be happy if I had not become a monk.

— Nhat Hanh

When I became a monk, it didn't feel like I was giving up that much. I actually felt like I had made the best…

— Jay Shetty

I wanted to be a monk at some time in my life, or a priest, so there was a kind of reflex quite early…

— Stephen Hough

One may desire a spurious respect and precedence among one's fellow monks, and the veneration of outsiders. "Both monks and laity should think it…

— Gautama Buddha

If you become a monk because it's an easy life, because you're going to be fed, and sheltered and people will respect you, then…

— Tenzin Palmo

There cannot be self-restraint in the absence of desire: when there is no adversary, what avails thy courage? Hark, do not castrate thyself, do…

— Rumi

First inclination is to become a monk and leave the situation.

— Young MC