Quotes About Enlightenment

Zen is a double-edged sword, killing words and thoughts, yet at the same time, giving them life. Although beyond human intellect and philosophy, Zen is their root and source.

By being high, you become low and by being low, you become high. By being humble, you become high.

A cup of wisdom is more valuable than an ocean of intelligence.

An ounce of wisdom can earn you a ton of gold.

Higher thoughts lead to a higher life.

Light is always one step ahead of darkness.

Pearls of wisdom are better than necklaces of diamonds.

Reading is the best cure for ignorance.

The greatest prison in the universe is an ignorant mind.

The soul does not grow before the mind.

You cannot wake up one who refuses to open his eyes.

You need several eyes to see an opportunity, many eyes to see wisdom, and countless eyes to see God.

Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought.

Lightning doesn't leave you enlightened —good to know that

I do not seek to walk in the paths of the wise men of old, I seek what they sought.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

The moment I saw the Count on TV…it was as if the room filled with color and I was able to understand things for the very first time.

To read, to seek, to know.

The Dark Ages never ended.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing - Socrates

But you'll know when you find yourself, because then you will stop ageing.

Also, orgasms, I realized, were an incredibly big deal. It seemed orgasms were the central tenet of life here. Maybe this was the only meaning humans had on this planet. Their purpose was simply to pursue the enlightenment of orgasm. A few seconds of relief from the surrounding dark.

To learn is to live

When I let go of what I am,' said the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, 'I become what I might be.