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It's in the entrails of
the earth, not on its surface, that you can find diamonds and
gold. It's in going into the darkness that we find enlightenment.
-Robert Scaer
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To
enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to
bring
peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own
mind. If a
person can control his or her mind, he or she can find the way to
Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to
him or her. -The Buddha
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| You never know where enlightenment may come
from. Be always open,
on the look-out and ready for it. Usually it is a click,
something which falls
into place after a long time of gestation. The most
unexpected event
or person can trigger it off.
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If
we demand enlightenment, it hides. . . . All that we can do is
make ourselves
enlightenment-prone. We learn to treasure the possibility of
awakening in
all moments and circumstances. We learn to simplify and
cultivate the
receptivity of heart that can be touched by profound
understanding. We learn to listen deeply and discover stillness amid the movement
in our world. -Christina
Feldman
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real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all
darkness. -Nikos Kazantzakis |
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Enlightenment
means taking full responsibility for your life.
-William
Blake
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| Enlighten
the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions
of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
-Thomas
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Enlightenment
is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.
Although its light is wide and great,
The moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide. The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on
the grass. -Dogen
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If I could define enlightenment briefly I would
say it is ''the quiet acceptance of what is.''
-Wayne
Dyer
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| If one wishes to be sure of the road one treads on,
one must close one's eyes and walk in the dark.
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| Everybody
wants to get enlightened but nobody wants to change. This is the simple, daunting truth that has been staring back at
me
from the eyes of countless seekers over the years. "I
really want
to get enlightened," they insist. "But are YOU
ready to CHANGE
now?" I ask. "What?" is the
inevitable response—surprised and
even slightly stunned. And I repeat, "Are YOU ready to
CHANGE
now?" What follows is always a strange and
surreal moment of
ambiguity, confusion, and backpedaling. "But I thought you wanted to get enlightened... "
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To
the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are
the same. -from the Bhagavad
Gita
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Enlightenment
is not about becoming divine. Instead it's about
becoming more fully human. . . It is the end of ignorance.
-Lama
Surya Das
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Words that enlighten the soul are more precious
than jewels. -Hazrat Inayat Khan
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You
may have expected
that enlightenment would
come Zap! instantaneous
and permanent. This is
unlikely. After the first
"ah-ha" experience,
it can be thought of
as the thinning of
a layer of clouds. -Ram
Dass
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Even to be attached
to the idea of enlightenment is to go astray.
-Sen Sen Ming
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Nirvana
or lasting enlightenment or true spiritual growth
can be achieved only through persistent exercise of real love.
-M.
Scott Peck
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| We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the
dark;
the real tragedy is when adults are afraid of the light.
-Plato |
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To be surprised, to wonder,
is to begin to understand. -Jose Ortega y Gasset
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There are many paths
to enlightenment. Be sure to take one with a heart.
-Lao Tzu
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Enlightenment
must come little by little, otherwise it would overwhelm.
-Idries
Shah
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