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All the creations of God stretch out infinitely. All times, past, present and future for all beings, worlds unimagined
When we practice mindfulness, our nonphysical side merges with the nonphysical side of that which we are experiencing.
Present-day Hinduism and Buddhism were growths from the same branch. Buddhism degenerated, and Shankara lopped it off!
We see an enlightened teacher to gain a sense of humor, to learn balance and proportion and of course to learn wisdom.
Other networks seek to interfere with the natural process of chaos. Enlightenment is chaos, complete beyond conception
What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind?
Humility has tremendous power. Think of Gandhi. That was humility in action. He changed the shape of an entire nation.
The most knowledgeable person is not necessarily the person who runs the government, nor the church, nor the business.
Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed.
Life is an endless matrix of existence. And as you experience it in that pure form, that's what we call enlightenment.
To think that this is the only universe, that the physical creation is all there is, these are the dogmas of our times.
At every moment, you have the opportunity to crap out. The world will always tell you to play it safe and just be dead.
This is only a small part of the totality. From this island earth we see only a fragment of creation and its knowledge.
Close the eyes, and focus on the third eye, the heart chakra, or the navel center. It is a good idea to alternate them.
You may have had countless lives, and many more stretching before you, and what else have you got to do with your time?
Tantric Zen is more suited for this age that we live in. It give you rules, but in a gentle way. It's not as demanding.
Your reason is your friend. It defends the island of your awareness. But you don't want your reason to rule everything.
As you meditate, you'll develop a sense of humor so that you can laugh at yourself, which you need to do in this world.
When most people see a tree, they don't see a tree at all. They see an idea that they have developed of what a tree is.
It's certainly easy to meditate on top of a mountain, but one should be also able to meditate in the heart of the city.
If you decide that you are a winner, and if you hold that image in your mind strongly enough, you will become a winner.
In Buddhism, you have to believe in yourself. You don't believe something external guides your life. You do it yourself.
As you meditate, you will discover, pleasantly, that you too can see beyond this life, that you can see your eternality.
Life is movement. The more life there is, the more flexibility there is. The more fluid you are, the more you are alive.
Women are terrified of their sexuality because they've got so much of it, and we live in a society that says they don't.
That's what Buddhism has been trying to unravel - the mechanism of happiness and suffering. It is a science of the mind.
I am a teacher because teaching allows me to observe the universe at work, that moment when wakefulness suddenly occurs.
Unlike the transient days of our lives that constantly come and go, nirvana has always been, is now, and always will be.
Sensations of peace, joy, and love will enter into you. They will be very subtle at first. Then they will grow stronger.
Happiness is only gained when your mind is in extended states of attention, when your mind is merging with the infinite.
A person who doesn't dress well, who doesn't spend time and attention with their physical being, has a very loose being.
Just as the subtle physical body holds together the physical body, the causal body holds together the body of awareness.
You're a refraction of the one light. You're a waveform of light. You're a fractal, a pattern that continuously changes.
I think Buddhism is a wonderful philosophy. I've had the good fortune to meet many wonderful teachers from that society.
Discrimination means keeping the negative and unhappy thoughts away and allowing the pretty thoughts to come inside you.
You are not what you seem to be. You are one of God's endless dreams in search of wakefulness. Meditation is wakefulness.
Beyond this world are countless dimensions. They stretch on forever. You can travel to them and have experiences in them.
There is nothing that isn't perfect, the only reason we don't see that perfection constantly is because we lack humility.
In the beginning what is necessary is to feel that there is something worthwhile to be attained otherwise we won't do it.
What you have to do is just walk into the light. Then you find that it doesn't burn, and it's not particular frightening.
Zen students see themselves as athletes. Their competitive sport is enlightenment; only with enlightenment do we compete.
In the Orient we have known for thousands of years that the most powerful tonic for ill health is a happy and clear mind.
Your own nature is pure, spotless, and pristine. Through association we drag ourselves down or we can raise ourselves up.
Who we are varies according to our awareness. When you are more aware, you are someone else than when you are less aware.
OK, you're alive. How aware are you, of anything? Can you see eternity? Do you live in the land of the perpetually happy?
At the beginning and the middle and the end of all things, there is only the perfection of enlightenment that is nirvana.
Overcoming fear is a critical factor for anyone who wishes to be really happy, or anyone who wishes to become enlightened
Everything we see is an illusion. Even our perceptions of truth are illusory, illusory in the sense they're not complete.
I'm a spiritual person. I'm not very religious. I was raised Catholic, but I am influenced a lot by Buddhism and Hinduism.
It is is easy to smile. It is an act of self-giving. When you smile you are at your best and you give that best to others.