Quotes About Enlightenment

When we are lost in delusion, it's hard to see even the most obvious truths.

Buddhist teachings are not a religion, they are a science of mind.

May I be a guard for those who need protection; a guide for those on the path; a boat, a raft, a bridge for those to cross the flood; may I be a lamp in the darkness; a resting place for the weary, and a healing medicine for all who are sick. For as long as Earth and sky endure, may I assist until all living beings are awakened.

The path of awakening begins with a step the Buddha called right understanding.

the midst of these forces with his heart open and his mind clear until he could see to the depths of human consciousness, until he discovered a place of peace at the center of them all. This was his enlightenment, the discovery of nirvana, the freeing of his heart from entanglement in all the conditions of the world.

Be a lamp unto yourself, make of yourself a light" were the last words of the Buddha. no teacher or outside authority can give us the truth or take it away. in the end, we will find that our heart holds the simple wisdom and unshakable compassion that we have sought all along.

To understand ourselves and our life is the point of insight meditation: to understand and to be free.

Samadhi doesn't just come of itself; it takes practice.

Built on the foundation of concentration is the third aspect of the Buddha's path of awakening: clarity of vision and the development of wisdom.

Buddhist teachings put it this way: "Just as the great oceans have but one taste, the taste of salt, so do all of the teachings of Buddha have but one taste, the taste of liberation.

When we clearly realize that the source of disharmony and misery in the world is ignorance, we can open the door of wisdom and compassion.

The word "buddha" means one who is awake.

Every color shines in the awakened heart.

Be a lamp unto yourself, make of yourself a light' were the last words of the Buddha. no teacher or outside authority can give us the truth or take it away. in the end, we will find that our heart holds the simple wisdom and unshakable compassion that we have sought all along.

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.

If you are not confused, you don´t know what is going on.

Today, as never before—the information media having become to enlightenment as the cereal aisle is to the supermarket—if you choose not to access the past, you are de facto free to rule it out of existence, at least so far as you might be concerned.

Whoever teaches without emancipating stultifies.

A learned person among ignorant people, is like a live person among the dead.

Everything has its tax and the tax of knowledge is to teach its people.

Confusion is a good state to be in. It means you are looking, constantly looking. People ask me, "Why do you confuse us like this?" I want you to understand, if you can be confused by anybody, it means you do not know. If you are fanatical, you cannot be confused. Or if you are realized, you cannot be confused. Between ignorance and enlightenment is a very thin line. But they are worlds apart.

There is only one calamity: ignorance. And there is only one solution: enlightenment.

Your mind need not be controlled; your mind needs to be liberated.

I am not here to speak the Truth. I am here just to give you a method to perceive it.