Enlightenment Quote by Morag Joss

“Intelligence says think. Understanding says ponder. Insight says perceive. Enlightenment says overcome.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

An enlightened awareness is within each one of us, right at this moment. This enlightened awareness is truly unborn and marvellously illuminating; and everything…

— Bankei Yotaku

How wonderful it would be, I thought, if only we could practice the teachings of the Buddha as he really taught them from his…

— Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Enlightenment is lightening up.

— Mike Myers

Nirvana is a word that means enlightenment, being beyond the illusion of birth and death, the illusion of pain, the illusion of love, the…

— Frederick Lenz

“The extraction of discrete parts of Chöd teachings from their broader philosophical contexts is symptomatic of how Chöd has been incorporated into and transmitted…

— Michelle Sorensen

“It is not so much about fighting against the ego; it is more about harmonizing with it.”

— Grace Sara

One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the Messiah?" "No," answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No," Buddha replied. "Then are you…

— Gautama Buddha

“That's all there is, enlightenment on the end of a cock. It doesn't get any more Zen than that.”

— Jaden Wilkes

Aging is like enlightenment at gunpoint. Before I had cancer, I lived my life for my art. After I had cancer, I lived my…

— Anna Halprin

Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions.…

— Atifete Jahjaga

We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet.

— Nhat Hanh