“Determine where you are and where you wish to be. Then use all of your self-effort to make that happen, following the guiding principles of all the Buddhas and bohisattvas and seekers of the dharma, of enlightenment.” SelfUseHappensWishEffortPrinciplesEnlightenmentIntentionDetermineFollowingWhere You AreSeekersDharmaGuiding Principles Author:Frederick Lenz
“The hallmark of a person who is following the pathway to enlightenment is that they bring excellence into everything, no matter how crappy they feel.” FeelsPersonsMatterBuddhismEnlightenmentExcellenceFollowingBuddhistEtiquettePathwaysHallmark Author:Frederick Lenz
“The natural/supernatural distinction itself, and the near-equation of 'supernatural' with 'superstition', are scarecrows that Enlightenment thought has erected in its fields to frighten away anyone following the historical argument where it leads. It is high time the birds learned to take no notice.” NaturalFieldsBirdEnlightenmentArgumentHistoricalFollowingDistinctionSuperstitionsEquationsScarecrow Author:N. T. Wright
“A lot of seriously insane people have managed to acquire huge followings based on the idea that their insanity is a kind of enlightenment. An obvious example would be Charles Manson or Shoko Asahara who is the person responsible for the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway.” PeopleKindPersonsIdeasWould BeExampleHugeEnlightenmentResponsibleObviousFollowingInsaneInsanityAcquireGasSubwayTokyoManson Author:Brad Warner
“Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. By attempting to rigidly classify ethereal concepts like faith, we end up debating semantics to the point where we entirely miss the obvious - that is, that we are all trying to decipher life's big mysteries, and we're each following our own paths of enlightenment.” TryingMayEndsBigsFallLinesPathMysteryMissingEnlightenmentConceptsObviousFollowingAttemptingContinuumEtherealDecipherSemantics Author:Dan Brown
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” ThinkingMindSpiritualJoyLeadershipMeditationPositiveBuddhismBecomingPureShapesEnlightenmentShadowLeavingCalmFollowingMindsetBuddhistUpliftingYour SoulEaseLife ChangingEnlightenedSpiritual WisdomJoyfulOur ThoughtsCalmnessZen BuddhismJoy And HappinessCalmingPeace And HappinessJoy HappinessSiddharthaPeace And JoyThoughts Become ThingsHealthy MindWise BuddhistPure SoulPure JoyJoy And PainBeing JoyfulBrain PowerReal BuddhistInspirational BuddhistDaily BuddhistMind ChangingBuddhism HappinessBuddhist LifeLife Is ChangingCalm MindPure HappinessMind ThoughtsJoyful HeartMind And ThoughtsBecoming EnlightenedAppropriate BehaviorDrawing Blood Author:Gautama Buddha
“They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma. Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.” MindMayMeanPurposeStrongTermKnowingPathViolenceAchieveEnlightenmentDeterminationFollowingBuddhistResortsGuardianDharmaPath To EnlightenmentStrong Determination Author:Gautama Buddha
“There is only one way of attaining liberation and of obtaining the omniscience of enlightenment: following an authentic spiritual master.” WaySpiritualSpiritualityMastersEnlightenmentFollowingOne WayLiberationObtainingOmniscienceSpiritual Masters Author:Sogyal Rinpoche