Quotes about enlightenment
enlightenment awakening recognition
Enlightenment or awakening is not the creation of a new state of affairs but the recognition of what already is. Alan Watts
enlightenment needs inward
We need to learn that truth consists not in correct doctrine, but in correct doctrine plus the inward enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. Aiden Wilson Tozer
enlightenment want trouble
The trouble with Westerners is that they want to witness their own enlightenment. Chogyam Trungpa
enlightenment sanity ifs
If we really prefer basic sanity or enlightenment, it's irritatingly possible to get into it.
enlightenment contamination
Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as ‘enlightenment. David Brin
enlightenment degrees paradox
The measure of your enlightenment is the degree to which you are comfortable with paradox, contradiction, and ambiguity. Deepak Chopra
enlightenment sacred steps
No single step in the persuit of enlightenment should ever be considered sacred; only the search was. Ann Druyan
enlightenment three enlightened
Nonresistance, nonjudgment, and nonattachment are the three aspects of true freedom and enlightened living. Eckhart Tolle
enlightenment doe outsiders
Being an outsider to some extent, someone who does not "fit in" with others or is rejected by them for whatever reason, makes life difficult, but it also places you at an advantage as far as enlightenment is concerned. It takes you out of unconsciousness almost by force.
enlightenment eragon persons
A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be. Christopher Paolini
enlightenment used used-to-be
Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed; after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed. Anthony de Mello
enlightenment cooperation inevitable
Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable.
enlightenment spirituality
What you are aware of you are in control of; what you are not aware of is in control of you.
enlightenment way obstacles
Life is not about focusing on the obstacles. It's about how you handle them, and whether you get enlightenment or levity from the way you do it Drew Barrymore
enlightenment get-better needs
A flash of enlightenment offers a preview of coming attractions, but when it fades, you will see more clearly what separates you from that state - your compulsive habits, outmoded beliefs, false associations, and other mental structures. Just when our lives are starting to get better, we may feel like things are getting worse - because for the first time we see clearly what needs to be done. Dan Millman
enlightenment needs each-day
Every human being has consciousness, but not every human being has the same amount. The potential for each one of us human beings is infinite consciousness. This is called supreme enlightenment, and it just needs unfolding by transcending each day. The more consciousness we have, the better life is. David Lynch
enlightenment enlightened persons
The person who says, 'I'm enlightened' probably isn't. Ram Dass
enlightenment development fields
The process of education takes place in the field of consciousness; the prerequisite to complete education is therefore the full development of consciousness - enlightenment. Knowledge is not the basis of enlightenment, enlightenment is the basis of knowledge. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
enlightenment strange higher
Strange enlightenments are vouchsafed to those who seek the higher places. Flann O'Brien
enlightenment path exit
You have visits, then you have disappearances. You enter, then you exit. You come, you go. It would be so great if you could just get to human enlightenment on a linear path. Eve Ensler
enlightenment blind reason
They [zealots] would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism. Moliere
enlightenment use way
The approach is that the best way to use unwanted circumstances on the path of enlightenment is not to resist but to lean into them. Pema Chodron
enlightenment path path-to-enlightenment
Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.
enlightenment brilliant discomfort
Discomfort is always a necessary part of enlightenment. Pearl Cleage
enlightenment literature path
To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence. Joseph Conrad
enlightenment needs earth
We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. Nhat Hanh
enlightenment libertarian socialism
Libertarian socialism is properly to be regarded as the inheritor of the liberal ideals of the Enlightenment. Noam Chomsky
enlightenment
The last thing we should do is allow ourselves to be infantilized by a counterfeit version of enlightenment. Marianne Williamson
enlightenment awareness awakened
Enlightenment is awakened awareness. Mark Victor Hansen
enlightenment psychological breakthrough
Psychological breakdowns are actually breakthroughs to enlightenment. R. D. Laing
enlightenment use foundation
Have the courage to use your own reason- That is the motto of enlightenment. "Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals" (1785) Immanuel Kant
enlightenment substitutes thinker
Clearly, Enlightenment thinkers were seeking a God substitute. Nancy Pearcey
enlightenment belief process
The process of philosophic and scientific enlightenment has shaken the stability of beliefs held explicitly as articles of faith. Michael Polanyi