Enlightenment Quotes

"Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed." "There is no enlightenment outside of daily life." "Understanding means throwing away your knowledge." "One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious." "Spirituality is not about becoming special, it is about becoming one with everything." "Life is a far larger phenomenon than what is happening in your little mind. " "There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness" "True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us" "The secret to your existence is right in front of you" "We have to live our life as a Buddha fully. Each human being has a Buddha nature. Buddhist monks practice in order to be a fully awakened human being." "Free your mind" "In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights our way" "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter" "Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace." "The more you meditate on philosophy, the more you realize there is yet more to discover"