Quotes About Enlightenment

ONE CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT WAS THAT ART escaped from religion and into the larger world.

Do not follow the ancient masters, seek what they sought.

Enlightenment is the total sense of freedom that comes from letting go of the concept of being an individual "self".

Suffering is an approximate translation of the Pali word dukkha. Dukkha implies impermanence, imperfection and unsatisfactoriness. The Buddha did not start teaching by talking of his enlightenment, of bliss or openness or clarity; he started by talking about the truth of suffering.

The Sanskrit word for this circular chain is samsara. Samsaric existence is endless, so long as we live in ignorance.

The Buddha himself had strongly discouraged this inward tendency and had always encouraged his followers to go out into the world.

There is much misunderstanding about who or what the Buddha was. The word Buddha literally means "awakened one".

Enlightenment is the total sense of freedom that comes from letting go of the concept of being an individual "self". It is a long journey towards being able to trust that such freedom is possible.

Koan study is specifically designed to short-circuit the whole intellectual process and experience reality directly.

Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.

In complete darkness, it is only knowledge and wisdom that separates us.

If we are to move towards our collective bliss, it's time we shed our focus on the physical.

To Do Today, 1/17/08 1. Sit and think 2. Reach enlightenment 3. Feed the cats

Dee and his contemporaries quested for nothing less than Total Knowledge—and all sciences were thought to be reflections of, and ways to ascend back to, the mind of God.

Dünya sürprizlerle ve gizlerle dolu. Yak?n?m?zdaki birilerini tan?d???m?z? düÅŸünürüz ama zamanla bilmediklerinizin bildiklerimizden çok daha fazla olduÄŸunu görürüz, zamanla daha az tan?n?r kar??daki, zamanla daha çok karanl?k nokta oluÅŸur. Ayd?nlanan çok ÅŸey olsa bile karanl?kta kalanlar her zaman daha fazlad?r.

cada vez hay más zona de sombra. Aunque también haya más iluminada, siempre son más las sombras.

we don't know what we don't know.

El amor que resulta de la estrepitosa caída del mito constituye al máximo placer, la más sublime visión porque en ella se reconoce cada objeto, cada ser y cada evento como manifestación de la Realidad Iluminada, cálida y de la que, además, uno es parte y todo.

El cuerpo, la mente, las emociones son otras tantas vestiduras del verdadero yo el cual se viste con ellas pero se encuentra en un lugar "fuera" del espacio y el tiempo, más allá de todo concepto y explicación. El contacto con quien verdaderamente somos es la Iluminación. En ella no desaparece la individualidad sino que se expande para abarcarlo todo.

Lo más difícil de observar es el mito personal, el tema de la identidad a través de la cual se percibe el mundo. Cuando se logra observarlo, desaparece como filtro y entonces la "Ignorancia Iluminada" se despierta porque ya no existe nada a qué aferrarse, nada de qué depender, nada conocido y familiar que otorgue seguridad.

But you must always remind yourself that a Jedi values wisdom and enlightenment over all else. The great truths we seek are often difficult to find, and sometimes it is easier to seek out an enemy to do battle with Ã¢â'¬Â¦ especially when we hunger to avenge those who have fallen. This is one of the ways even good people can fall to the dark side.

summarized as follows: Sunday: Favor with God (spiritual revelation, anointing, holiness). Monday: Favor with others (congregations, ministry staff, unsaved). Tuesday: Increased vision (wisdom and enlightenment, motives, guidance). Wednesday: Spirit, Soul, Body (health, appearance, attitudes

Seeker Of Truth seeker of truth follow no path all paths lead where truth is here

Now the ears of my ears are awake and now the eyes of my eyes are opened.