2,968 Quotes About Enlightenment

Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good is it to brood over the past and fret about the future? Dwell in the simplicity of the present moment. Live in harmony with the dharma. Make it the heart of your life and experience. Be the master of your own destiny.

When Lord Buddha spoke about suffering, he wasn’t referring simply to superficial problems like illness and injury, but to the fact that the dissatisfied nature of the mind itself is suffering. No matter how much of something you get, it never satisfies your desire for better or more. This unceasing desire is suffering; its nature is emotional frustration.

By being present to our environment, we find ways to temper our reactions to events so that we expand our personal skills and our capacity for love. We can also become aware of the spiritual truth and guidance hidden within our outer circumstances as we become more deeply aware.

The silence is constant. The noise is temporary.

Om is the things, Om is the ingredient, Om is the container and the content of this universe.

It's a lust for some trust we never attain. 95% of people don't know what they want out of life so ignorance is the price they'll always retain. 4% 'think' they know what to obtain and that 1% know exactly what they want out of life and take control of their domain.

Om is that God of love. Like a loving mother Om cleans us of our clutters collected through many incarnations.

I am Not, but the Universe is my Self.

We are so scared to fail that we fail to try, we are so fearful of being seen that we hide our heart behind a fake smile, we are so anxious of change that we close the door to it…and yet all these thoughts and emotions can be used as tools to reinforce our strength and individual impact upon the world. We move toward an enlightened way of being when we guide ourselves from a place of lack toward a place of fullness, and from a place of comfort to a place of growth.