Quotes About Enlightenment

Each of us is a God. Each of us knows all. We need only open our minds to hear our own wisdom. - Buddha

America's forefathers had a vision of a spiritually enlightened utopia, in which freedom of thought, education of the masses, and scientific advancement would replace the darkness of outdated religious superstition.

Forgive them, you might say, for they know not what they do. But there comes a moment in history when ignorance is no longer a forgivable offense... a moment when only wisodom has the power to absolve.

Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are the laws of nature and balance. And if we look at the darkness growing in the world today, we have to realize that this means there is equal light growing.

Although many people erroneously interpreted apocalypse as a cataclysmic end of the world, the word literally signified an "unveiling," predicted by the ancients to be that of great wisdom. The coming age of enlightenment.

unveiling the truth is never easy. Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are the laws of nature and balance. And if we look at the darkness growing in the world today, we have to realize that this means there is equal light growing.

The age of religion is drawing to a close, and the age of science is dawning.

New World Order," Langdon repeated, "based on scientific enlightenment. They called it their Luciferian Doctrine.

Wealth is commonplace, but wisdom is rare.

talking about clear minds writing in clear language—the predictions of Saint Augustine, Sir Francis Bacon, Newton, Einstein, the list goes on and on, all anticipating a transformative moment of enlightenment. Even

Each of us is a God, Buddha had said. Each of us knows all. We need only open our minds to hear our own wisdom. It

As the rays of sunlight strengthened, the golden glow engulfed the entirety of the thirty-three-hundred-pound capstone. The mind of man . . . receiving enlightenment. The light then began inching down the monument, commencing the same descent it performed every morning. Heaven moving toward earth . . . God connecting to man.

permit ignorance is to empower

The time for action has come. Not until we purge our species of superstitious thinking can we embrace all that our minds have to offer.

Silenzio! Será mejor que escuche. Durante dos milenios su Iglesia ha dominado la búsqueda de la verdad. Ha aplastado a sus opositores con mentiras y profecías funestas. Ha manipulado la verdad según sus necesidades y asesinado a quienes descubrían cosas que no convenían a su política. ¿Le sorprende acaso ser el objetivo de hombres ilustrados de todo el globo?

The more man learned, the more he realized he did not know

arcane knowledge capable of imbuing humans with mystical

As the soul becomes enlightened … it takes the beautiful shape of the dove. Langdon

Perdónales, podríais decir, pues no saben lo que hacen. Pero llega un momento en la historia en el que la ignorancia ya no es un defecto disculpable...; llega un momento en el que sólo la sabiduría tiene el poder de la absolución.

although most of us have forgotten it is actually 'at-one-ment' we're seeking.

Each of us is a God, Buddha had said. Each of us knows all. We need only open our minds to hear our own wisdom.

podríais decir, <>. Pero llega un momento en la historia en el que la ignorancia ya no es un defecto disculpable...; llega un momento en el que sólo la sabiduría tiene el poder de la absolución.

The birth of the mind is the death of the senses

Enlightenment is not an attainment, it is a realization. And when you wake up, everything changes and nothing changes.