Do not sit at home, do not go to the forest, But recognize mind wherever you are. When one abides in complete and perfect enlightenment, Where is Samsara and where is Nirvana? Buddha (circa 560 – 483 B.C.E.)
Buddha Quote – “When I attained Absolute Perfect Enlightenment…”
When I attained Absolute Perfect Enlightenment, I attained absolutely nothing. That is why it is called Absolute Perfect Enlightenment. Buddha (circa 560 – 483 B.C.E.)
Buddha Quote – “Suffering, if it does not diminish love…”
Suffering, if it does not diminish love, will transport you to the furthest shore. Buddha (circa 560 – 483 B.C.E.)
Buddha Quote – “Impermanent are all component things…”
Impermanent are all component things… nothing comes into existence but there is the seeds of its own dissolution. Buddha (circa 560 – 483 B.C.E.)
Richard Maurice Bucke Quote – “He knows that intelligent contact with cosmic conscious minds…”
He knows that intelligent contact with cosmic conscious minds assists self conscious individuals in the ascent to the higher plane. He therefore hopes, by bringing about, or at least facilitating this contact, to aid men and women in making the almost infinitely important step in question. Richard Maurice Bucke (1837 – 1902)
Richard Maurice Bucke Quote – “The ‘resurrection’ is not of the so-called dead…”
The “resurrection” is not of the so-called dead, but of the living who are “dead” in the sense of never having entered upon true life. Richard Maurice Bucke (1837 – 1902)
Paul Brunton Quote – “During the gap – infinitesimal though it be – between two thoughts…”
During the gap — infinitesimal though it be — between two thoughts, the ego vanishes. Hence it may truly be said that with each thought it reincarnates anew. There is no real need to wait for the series of long-lived births to be passed through before liberation can be achieved. The series of momentary births also offers this opportunity, provided […]
Paul Brunton Quote – “There is some confusion on this point…”
There is some confusion on this point in the minds of many students. On attaining enlightenment a man does not attain omniscience. At most, he may receive a revelation of the inner operations of life and Nature, of the higher laws governing life and man. That is, he may also become a seer and find a cosmogony presented to his […]
Paul Brunton Quote – “As he advances in the idea of being detached from results…”
As he advances in the idea of being detached from results and possessions, he will inevitably have to advance in the idea of being detached from concern about his own spiritual development. If he is to relinquish the ego, he will also have to relinquish his attempts to improve it. This applies just as much to its character as to […]
Paul Brunton Quote – “When the ego is brought to its knees in the dust…”
When the ego is brought to its knees in the dust, humiliated in its own eyes, however esteemed or feared, envied or respected in other men’s eyes, the way is opened for grace’s influx. Be assured that this complete humbling of the inner man will happen again and again and again until he is purified of all pride. Paul Brunton […]
