Enlightenment Buddhist Quotes
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Enlightenment Buddhist Quotes & Sayings
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Neither my life of luxury in the palace -nor- my life as ascetic in the forest were ways to enlightenment.
— Gautama Buddha
People always want to ask me about my drug problem - I never had a drug problem; I had a self-esteem problem!
— Gloria Gaynor
Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
— Gautama Buddha
True wisdom is being able to say 'it is what it is' with a smile of celebratory wonder on your face.
— Eric Micha'el Leventhal
Don't care what anybody says about enlightenment, except the enlightened and those who seek it.
— Frederick Lenz
Perhaps I had inadvertently brushed up against the Buddhist axiom, that enlightenment is the ultimate disappointment.
— Maggie Nelson
As a student of enlightenment your attitude should not be to become enlightened. It should be to learn.
— Frederick Lenz
Ultimately one must abandon the path to enlightenment. If you still define yourself as a Buddhist, you are not a buddha yet.
— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
Even though it's not perceivable to the mind or senses, it's there and enlightenment is absolute freedom.
— Frederick Lenz
The hierarchy shouldn't fear what we're doing.
— William P. Leahy
By renouncing samsara, we renounce our habitual grasping, unhappy minds. And by renouncing samsara, we embrace our potential for enlightenment.
— Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
The Buddha gave his first talks, and three or four ascetics became his first disciples. They recognized his enlightenment.
— Frederick Lenz
You have to come to the world of enlightenment with open hands, not clinched fists, without an agenda.
— Frederick Lenz
The hallmark of a person who is following the pathway to enlightenment is that they bring excellence into everything, no matter how crappy they feel.
— Frederick Lenz
Self-hate doesn't create enlightenment. It just causes you to not enjoy the current moment.
— Frederick Lenz
I like people that enjoy life, 'cause I do the same.
— Lil' Wayne
The purpose of enlightenment is certainly not the teacher, nor is it you. It doesn't have a purpose. Enlightenment simply exists.
— Frederick Lenz
Do not feel that you are destined to enlightenment in this life. You have no idea. This is an illusion of selfhood. It's gross ignorance and egotism.
— Frederick Lenz
Kismet, beloved. It was meant to be."
~Michael — Rosalie Lario
~Michael — Rosalie Lario
When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly.
— Sarah McLachlan