Enlightenment Quotes

"Not by rituals and resolutions, nor by much learning, nor by celibacy, nor even by meditation can you find the supreme, immortal joy of nirvana until you extinguish your self-will." "A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated — this is the greatest blessing." "A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I’m crowing." "No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it." "He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened." "He who knows himself is enlightened." "You can never get to a place of truth without first walking through all the darkness" "Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel" "Wonder is the beginning of wisdom" "It is the road to truth" "Spirituality is not about becoming special, it is about becoming one with everything." "An awake heart is like a sky that pours light" "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form" "God is in us, not over us. The only path to heaven is to let the God within shine." "When you truly connect with the divine source, you are able to see yourself in all things." "Maybe that's enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go." "To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful." "The sun shines not on us but in us" "The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding" "Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment"