Quotes by Enlightenment Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. Gautama Buddha enlightenmentbuddhistwater I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment. Gautama Buddha enlightenmentsupremereason Suffering is temporary, enlightenment is forever. Gautama Buddha enlightenmentsufferingforever There are two obstacles to enlightenment: 1. Thinking you know. 2 Thinking you don't know. Gautama Buddha enlightenmenttwothinking Once you have personally experienced enlightenment, you will see beyond the ocean of death to the everlasting shores of immortality. Frederick Lenz hinduismenlightenmentocean We live in a world of careers. Work, as Sri Krishna points out in the Bhagavad Gita, is a necessary path for everyone attaining enlightenment. It is something that we all do. Some people work very hard at not working. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentcareerspeople There's a source, there's a perennial source from which all things come forth. We call it the Godhead, Nirvana, the Tao, enlightenment. It's big; it's bright; it's perfect, as are all of its children, as are we. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentperfectchildren Consumer goods become enlightenment, relationships, anything! It doesn't really matter because infinity exists in everything. "Greater than the greatest, smaller than the smallest, the self dwells in the hearts of all," that is the Upanishads. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentselfheart After enlightenment, the laundry. Gautama Buddha enlightenmentlaundryinspiring Liberals have a set of folk theories that are fallacious. One of them comes from the Enlightenment, and the assumption is that you are supposed to be logical. They assume all you have to do is tell people the facts and they will reason to the right conclusion. This is utterly ridiculous. Thought is mainly metaphorical. The frames trump all the facts. George Lakoff enlightenmentpoliticalpeople The path to enlightenment is really very simple - all we need to do is stop cherishing ourself and learn to cherish others. All other spiritual realisations will naturally follow from this. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso enlightenmentsimplespiritual When a fully qualified Mahayana disciple relies completely upon a fully qualified Mahayana Spiritual Guide the attainment of enlightenment is easy. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso enlightenmentspiritualeasy In dealing with the arrogant asserter of doubt, it is not the right method to tell him to stop doubting. It is rather the right method to tell him to go on doubting, to doubt a little more, to doubt every day newer and wilder things in the universe, until at last, by some strange enlightenment, he may begin to doubt himself. Gilbert K. Chesterton arrogantenlightenmentdoubt Because not even the least Dharma is there found or got at. Therefore is it called 'utmost, right and perfect enlightenment'. Self-identical is that Dharma and nothing is therein at variance. Therefore is it called 'utmost, right and perfect enlighten' Gautama Buddha enlightenmentselfperfect Remember, the greatest gift to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest. Gautama Buddha enlightenmentgivingpeople Anything but enlightenment is pure pain; it is the lack of enlightenment. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentpainsuffering Without enlightenment, everything in life is harsh. Sooner or later you see everyone you love die, unless you die first, of course. This causes you to suffer. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentsufferingfirsts Reality is not the world as you perceive it. Reality is the world perceived through enlightenment. It's the same world; but it's not the same world. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentignorancereality Everyone is afraid of enlightenment, knowledge, completion. People are afraid of being exposed. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentignorancepeople Reincarnation is not what a lot of people think. Yes, we are eternal. No, everyone does not attain enlightenment; it's not necessary; life is smarter than we are. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentpeoplethinking«4567891011121314»
