“The ultimate intelligence of all things is your essence. Your mind is the universe. Your body is all things.” MindWisdomBodyUniverseBuddhismAll ThingsEssenceUltimateYour Body Author:Frederick Lenz
“Perception is, in essence, who we are. We are what we perceive. What we perceive defines who we are.” AwarenessBuddhismPerceptionEssencePerceiveWho We Are Author:Frederick Lenz
“Your mind is your life. It's your essence and your substance. It's the part of you that has always been and will always be. Its formations change constantly, which is what makes you always new.” MindAwarenessBuddhismEssenceSubstanceFormation Author:Frederick Lenz
“Life exists in countless forms in countless dimensions, in places that we simply cannot see. The essence of life - while it might not appear so when we watch television or watch our loved ones suffer - is good.” InspirationalMightFormSufferingWatchesTelevisionBuddhismEssenceDimensionsLoved OnesEssence Of Life Author:Frederick Lenz
“There was a time when you came forth from infinity, your essence that is. You've always existed, and you'll always exist. But there are different states of mind in the universe.” InspirationalMindDifferentStatesUniverseBuddhismEssenceInfinityState Of Mind Author:Frederick Lenz
“The essence of all reincarnation is to have the best lifetime now that you've ever had, no matter what's going on.” InspirationalMatterBuddhismEssenceNo Matter WhatLifetimeReincarnation Author:Frederick Lenz
“The essence of Buddhism is simply that the mind is forever. We are always experiencing different states of mind in one form or another, in one body or another, in one life or another, forever.” MindDifferentStatesBodyFormForeverBuddhismEssenceState Of MindReincarnation Author:Frederick Lenz
“Zen was a reaction. Just as Buddha came into the world and spoke against the fall of Vedanta, so Buddhism lost its essence and became ritual. Zen was a reaction to that.” WorldFallLostBuddhismEssenceReactionsSpokesRitualIntroductionVedanta Author:Frederick Lenz
“Somewhere there is an essence. It is not a physical somewhere. There is no sense of world, of time and space. That is nirvana.” WorldSufferingSpaceBuddhismEssenceTime And Space Author:Frederick Lenz
“The claim of the Zen followers that they are transmitting the essence of Buddhism is based on their belief that Zen takes hold of the enlivening spirit of the Buddha, stripped of all its historical and doctrinal garments.” SpiritBeliefBuddhismEssenceClaimsHistoricalFollowersGarments Book:Essays in Zen Buddhism Source: Essays in Zen Buddhism
“I believe that dialogue is the key to breaking through our tendency to separate and isolate. Dialogue changes isolation and loneliness into connection and interdependence. This, I believe, is the essence of Buddhism.” BelieveI BelieveLonelinessBuddhismKeysConnectionsEssenceDialogueTendenciesIsolationInterdependenceThis I BelieveIsolation And Loneliness Author:Vinessa Shaw
“What I term Zen, old Zen, the original face of Zen, new Zen, pure Zen, or Tantric Zen is - Zen in its essence.” FacesTermBuddhismPureEssenceOriginals Author:Frederick Lenz
“Buddha was speaking about reality. Reality may be one, in its deepest essence, but Buddha also stated that all propositions about reality are only contingent. Reality is devoid of any intrinsic identity that can be captured by any one single proposition - that is what Buddha meant by "voidness." Therefore, Buddhism strongly discourages blind faith and fanaticism.” MayRealityIdentityBuddhismEssenceBlindPropositionsFanaticismCapturedDiscouragingBlind Faith Author:Dalai Lama
“Every country that meets Buddhism molds it into their own indigenous religion, as America will. A very clear example of this is Japan, which threw out almost all the dharma, and just kept that essence, which spoke to them.” CountryAmericaClearExampleBuddhismEssenceJapanSpokesIndigenousMoldDharma Author:Tenzin Palmo
“The more truthful I am with myself and others, the more my conscience is clear and tranquil. Thus, I can more thoroughly and unequivocally inhabit the present moment and accept everything that happens without fear, knowing that what goes around comes around (the law of karma). Ethical morality and self-discipline represent the good ground, or stable basis. Mindful awareness is the skillful and efficacious grow-path, or way. Wisdom and compassion constitute the fruit, or result. This is the essence of Buddhism [...]” WayI CanSelfMomentsHappensLawGrowsResultsCompassionAcceptingKnowingPathClearAwarenessBuddhismDisciplineMoralityConscienceEssenceBasesFruitKarmaPresent MomentEthicalStableTruthfulSelf DisciplineTranquilSkillfulGoes Around Comes AroundLaw Of Karma Author:Surya Das