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 – “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.)
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 – “No announcements tell the world that he has come into enlightenment…”
No announcements tell the world that he has come into enlightenment. No heralds blow the trumpets proclaiming man’s greatest victory — over himself. This is in fact the quietest moment of his whole life. Paul Brunton (1898 – 1981)
Robert Browning Quote – “Progress is the law of life…”
Progress is the law of life; man is not man as yet. Robert Browning (1812 – 1889)
Saint Bonaventure Quote – “The highest good can only be beheld by those who are…”
The highest good can only be beheld by those who are very pure in spirit, and can only be tasted when the passions are as they should be. This is why Saint Augustine prays: “O Lord, let me taste in my will what I know in my mind, and feel through love what I grasp through awareness.” Saint Bonaventure (1221 […]
Niels Bohr Quote – “Everything I say must be understood not as an affirmation…”
Everything I say must be understood not as an affirmation but as a question. Niels Bohr (1885 – 1962)
