Buddhism Quote by Ravi Shankar

Enlightenment is just another word for feeling comfortable with being a completely ordinary person.

— Veronique Vienne

Enlightenment is just the beginning, later on come other skills . . . patience, a forgiving nature, extreme attention . . . .

— E. J. Gold

True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realized.

— Dalai Lama

Enlightenment is eliminating mental confusion, eliminating hatred, jealousy, mental toxins, cravings. That's very simple and straightforward. Whether you can do it or not is…

— Matthieu Ricard

“Do not think that enlightenment is going to make you special, it’s not. If you feel special in any way, then enlightenment has not…

— Adyashanti

There are certain people who people think are enlightened. The problem with the word enlightenment is what you mean by it.

— Tenzin Palmo

Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.

— Idries Shah

It's good to bear in mind that like it or not, enlightenment has always been, even in a golden age, pretty much limited to…

— Tom Robbins

Enlightenment doesn't occur by accident. It is a deliberate decision that someone makes again and again. It is something you grow into and develop…

— Frederick Lenz

People imagine enlightenment will make them incredibly powerful. And it does. It makes you the most powerful being in all the universe- but usually…

— Brad Warner

Enlightenment is a perfect state of mind. It is the direct seeing of reality. The world most people see, which they call life, is…

— Frederick Lenz

It is not special to be enlightened, just different. An enlightened person is someone who has dedicated not just this lifetime but thousands of…

— Frederick Lenz