“We have to leave everything we have been, a perceiver, "I" as an individual. That is enlightenment.” Has BeensIndividualEnlightenment Author:Frederick Lenz
“Nirvana is a step beyond. You dissolve into the universe. The universe dissolves into you until there is no longer a difference. There is no sense of individual self as perceiver.” SelfUniverseIndividualDifferencesStepsEnlightenment Author:Frederick Lenz
“The effort to lift one's self into perfect enlightenment is a profound thing. It has nothing to do with individual will. It's a refraction of the cosmos. The cosmos delights in itself.” SelfIndividualPerfectEffortEnlightenmentProfoundDelightLiftsCosmos Author:Frederick Lenz
“Some souls attain enlightenment. No one knows why. You could say it is individual inclination. I'm not convinced that's the case.” KnowsSoulIndividualCasesTeacherEnlightenmentConvincedEnlightenedInclination Author:Frederick Lenz
“Christianity has held back any further advances in human consciousness for the past thousand years. And for the past century it's been in direct conflict with its illegitimate offspring, Communism (again with a capital C). Both ask the individual to sacrifice his self-interest to the higher goals of the organization. (Which is okay by me as long as it's voluntary; but as soon as either becomes too big - and takes on that damned capital C - they stop asking for cooperation and start demanding it.) Any higher states of human enlightenment have been sacrificed between these two monoliths.” YearsHumansLongHas BeensTwoSelfStatesBigsPastAsksIndividualGoalInterestConsciousnessChristianitySacrificeCenturyHigherThousandConflictEnlightenmentDirectOkayOrganizationAskingCommunismCooperationThousand YearsSelf InterestOffspringHuman ConsciousnessHigher Goals Author:David Gerrold
“In very clear and available language, this book details how to recognize the inner critic and how to deal effectively with it. Byron Brown's presentation is useful for any individual who wishes to be free from the inner suffering and coercion of this ancient foe of our humanity, but it is specifically directed to those interested and engaged in the inner journey toward realization and enlightenment.” BookSufferingHumanityIndividualLanguageWishDealsClearJourneyEnlightenmentCriticsAncientDetailsAvailableRealizationEngagedBrownFoePresentationCoercionInner JourneyByron Author:A. H. Almaas
“Still - and for all Obama's heavy hinting to the contrary - Islam has no "human rights." The ideas of individual rights and the dignity of man are distinctly Western, an outgrowth of the Enlightenment. And while dialogue is dignified; dhimmitude is not, even if it achieves a desired, if temporary, effect.” IfsMenHumansStillsIdeasIndividualRightsAchieveEffectsEnlightenmentDignityIslamWesternHuman RightsHeavyContraryDialogueTemporaryIndividual Rights Author:Ilana Mercer
“Rama is a fairly common name in India. It symbolizes an individual who is interested both in enlightenment and martial arts. I do not claim to have any past life connection with the historical Rama. It's just a name I liked.” ArtPastNamesIndividualCommonEnlightenmentConnectionsIndiaClaimsHistoricalMartial ArtsRamaPast Life Author:Frederick Lenz
“Two hundred years ago the forces of freedom challenged this idea. The children of the new enlightenment rose up to defy the tyranny of arrogant clergy and the censorship of pious bureaucrats. They boldly proclaimed that the state must be free from religious coercion and that religion must be free from state control. All individuals have the right to pursue the dictates of their own conscience. All citizens even have the right not to be religious at all.” YearsChildrenTwoIdeasStatesIndividualForceReligiousAtheismCitizensEnlightenmentHundredConscienceYears AgoRoseTyrannyPursueCensorshipArrogantCoercionPiousBureaucratsClergy Author:Sherwin Wine
“According to Buddhism, individuals are masters of their own destiny. And all living beings are believed to possess the nature of the Primordial Buddha Samantabhadra, the potential or seed of enlightenment, within them. So our future is in our own hands. What greater free will do we need?” NeedsHandsIndividualDestinyGreaterMastersBuddhismEnlightenmentSeedsFree WillOur Future Book:Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection Source: Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection