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“Through watering the ground of affectionate love with cherishing love, And then sowing the seeds of wishing love and compassion, the medicinal tree of Bodhichitta will grow.”

Love Feelings Wish Grows Religious Compassion Growing Tree Empathy Enlightenment Seeds Buddhist Cherish Sympathy Love And Compassion Affectionate Sowing

Author:Je Tsongkhapa

“Enlightenment doesn't occur by accident. It is a deliberate decision that someone makes again and again. It is something you grow into and develop in.”

Grows Decision Enlightenment Accidents Again And Again Deliberate

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Paradoxically, the more deeply one grows in enlightenment, the more clearly one discerns one's own frailties and limitations.”

Grows Enlightenment Limitation Frailty

Book:Dogen on Meditation and Thinking: A Reflection on His View of Zen

Source: Dogen on Meditation and Thinking: A Reflection on His View of Zen

“In order to deserve, we must pay our dues and steadily work for perfection. We must relish in struggle, and relinquish pride. We must dispel fear and seek enlightenment. We must shun division and honor love. We must know our hearts and seek to understand others. We must try, live, create, feel, grow and love.”

Knows Love Feels Trying Heart Order Grows Pay Struggle Pride Honor Enlightenment Deserve Perfection And Love Dues Division Relish

Author:Bryant H. McGill

“Perhaps a creature of so much ingenuity and deep memory is almost bound to grow alienated from his world, his fellows, and the objects around him. He suffers from a nostalgia for which there is no remedy upon earth except as it is to be found in the enlightenment of the spirit--some ability to have a perceptive rather than an exploitive relationship with his fellow creatures.”

World Earth Spirit Suffering Found Grows Nature Memories Ability Objects Creatures Enlightenment Fellows Bounds Nostalgia Remedy Alienation Ingenuity

Book:The Invisible Pyramid: A Library of America eBook Classic

Source: The Invisible Pyramid: A Library of America eBook Classic

“When this awareness grows, dreaming stops, by and by. When this awareness grows, the wheel moves slower and slower, because there is no point. You never move, so what is the point of travelling the whole earth? You remain the same; then desires slow down. One day it happens: the wheel is as silent, as unmoving as the hub. That is the point when enlightenment happens.”

Whole Dream Happens Earth Moving Desire Grows Awareness One Day Enlightenment Silent Wheels Slow Down No Point Hub

Author:Rajneesh

“Enlightenment is like witnessing the brilliant sun for the first time in the morning. It is like seeing the beautiful flowers that grow in the woods , the frolicking deer, a bird flying proudly, or fish swimming. Life is not all that grim. In the morning when you brush your teeth, you can see how shiny they are. Reality has its own gallantry, spark, and arrogance. You can study life while you are alive. You can study how you can achieve the brilliance of life.”

“So the single most vital step on your journey toward enlightenment is this: learn to disidentify from your mind. Every time you create a gap in the stream of mind, the light of your consciousness grows stronger. One day you may catch yourself smiling at the voice in your head, as you would smile at the antics of a child. This means that you no longer take the content of your mind all that seriously, as your sense of self does not depend on it.”

Source: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

“Enlightenment is "being," and it grows; it's end is serenity.”

Ends Grows Enlightenment Serenity

Book:A season in heaven: being the log of an expedition after that legendary beast, cosmic consciousness

Source: A season in heaven: being the log of an expedition after that legendary beast, cosmic consciousness