“Children are wise in a funny kind of way. They haven't developed so many vested interests of self. There is a wisdom, a lack of self-consciousness, that is innocence.” WayKindChildrenSelfWisdomInterestConsciousnessWiseHavensBuddhismInnocenceSelf ConsciousnessVested Interests Author:Frederick Lenz
“To become more aware, it is necessary to do something that you haven't done. Everything that you have done will only make you as aware as you are now.” InspirationalDoneHavensBuddhism Author:Frederick Lenz
“What matters is that they are curious about life, energy, truth, and themselves and that they haven't sold out to the establishment powers that tell us what to think, what to wear, how to behave, what to believe in and what goes beyond the line of rational and irrational thought.” ThinkingBelieveMatterEnergyLinesHavensBuddhismRationalCuriousBehaveEstablishmentWhat MattersIrrationalRamaSold OutRational Thought Author:Frederick Lenz
“Why is it when you start to meditate you stop at a certain point? Because you're tied to the world, you have holes in your being and you haven't learned to lead an efficient life.” WorldCertainHavensBuddhismHolesEfficientTied Author:Frederick Lenz
“I haven't got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.” HappensHavensBuddhismThings HappenLive ByLetting Things Happen Author:Dogen
“This concept that you refer to in Buddhism is something I've been nurtured with through the history of my country for 700, 800 years - Persian poets and philosophers haven't said anything different with regard to experiencing life in the moment, as opposed to the belief of permanence.” YearsSaidDifferentCountryMomentsBeliefHavensPoetBuddhismConceptsRegardPhilosopherPermanencePersian Author:Abbas Kiarostami