Quotes by Enlightenment Many (Christians) have zeal without knowledge, enthusiasm without enlightenment. In more modern jargon, they are keen but clueless. John Stott cluelessenlightenmentchristian Forget about enlightenment. Sit down wherever you are. And listen to the wind singing in your veins. John Welwood enlightenmentsingingwind Enlightenment is not something you achieve. It is the absence of something. All your life you have been going forward after something, pursuing some goal. Enlightenment is dropping all that. Joko Beck enlightenmentgoalabsence I mean that much more than wiser beings from beyond the stars bringing us enlightenment or death or salvation, we are likely to find ourselves the wisest beings on the scene. Jon Spaihts enlightenmentstarsmean Enlightenment, or true happiness, is not a transcendental state. It is a condition of broad wisdom, boundless energy, and good fortune wherein we each shape our own destiny, find fulfillment in daily activities, and come to understand our ultimate purpose in life. Josei Toda daily-activitiesenlightenmentdestiny To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence. Joseph Conrad enlightenmentliteraturepath Sexual enlightenment is that hardhearted process which for hygienic reasons forbids young people to satisfy their curiosity themselves. Karl Kraus enlightenmentcuriositypeople To me, the most important thing is to tell a good story. If I can do that, I think that enlightenment, respect of nature, etc. follows. Kathryn Lasky enlightenmentimportantthinking Art is a necessity - an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as a civilized society, regard ourselves as being enlightened without the arts. Ken Danby enlightenmentessentialsart Art is a necessity, an essential part of our enlightenment process. Ken Danby enlightenmentessentialsart Further, if Spirit has any meaning at all, then it must be eternal, or without beginning or end. If Spirit had a beginning in time, then it would be strictly temporal, it would not be timeless and eternal. And this means, as regards your own awareness, that you cannot become enlightened. You cannot attain enlightenment. If you could attain enlightenment, then that state would have a beginning in time, and so it would not be true enlightenment. Ken Wilber enlightenmentwould-bemean The progress of human enlightenment can go no further than in picturing people not as vicious, but as mistaken. Kenneth Burke enlightenmentprogresspeople Paradoxically, the more deeply one grows in enlightenment, the more clearly one discerns one's own frailties and limitations. Kim Hee-jin frailtyenlightenmentgrows Those who greatly enlighten delusion are buddhas; those who are greatly deluded about enlightenment are sentient beings. Kim Hee-jin delusionenlighteningenlightenment Enlightenment after all is to overcome delusion, by way of sensitizing practitioners to complexities and problems of the human situation. Kim Hee-jin enlightenmentovercomingway Gain is delusion; loss is enlightenment. Kodo Sawaki enlightenmentgainsloss Enlightenment is its own reward, its own punishment. You begin to see so much more. And so much more sees you. Laird Barron enlightenmentpunishmentrewards There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take the one with a heart. Laozi enlightenmentheartinspiring Because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature, they are regained without moving an inch. Laozi enlightenmentnaturemoving It is wisdom to know others. It is enlightenment to know oneself. Laozi enlightenmentdiscoveryteacher«1718192021222324252627»
