The Enlightenment Quotes

In the search for truth, what you believe matters lessthan how you believe.

We must not fall asleep in the present because the now moment is the only reality we truly have.

In all humilitylet it be said -there's no godin End Realitybut Onenessunto all is All -Whole's Unity.

Angels, fairies, gods, hell-heaven, "mediating" messiahs, demons, spirits etc. - are but your cultural-isms. Free be of these prisons.

You're not a piece of nothing, but the all of everything.

Everyone is good if you see from good side.

An individual's perception is their reality colored in the shades they desire--not necessarily the color that it is.

A great sense of humor is a great gift!

When you have experienced the depth of your inner self, the idea of enlightenment is no longer a goal to strive towards, but rather an attitude to maintain.

The prayer that is heard is not of many words....but of Oneness

When you are aligned with the truth of who you truly are, then you experience bliss.

Everything you experience is a blessing and pushes you toward realizing your true self.

We seek love in relationships, peace in security, and joy in material things...but these feelings are divine and not dependent on any outer circumstances.

The fragrance of meditation is enlightenment.

Judge not, lest ye miss out on all the fun.

A fish is a genius in water, an eagle is a genius in air, a fox is a genius on land, and a sage is a genius in life.

It is difficult to fill a broken vessel, and impossible to fill a leaking one.

A sage is a library whose bookshelves are in his soul.

A scholar’s pen is more valuable than a warrior’s sword.

Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.

A quick enlightenment tends to do more harm than good. Wise may easily become unwise.

We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.

Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

The mind speaks, though it does not have lips.The heart moves, though it does not have feet.The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.

Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.

It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.

Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.

Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.

Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.

A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.

Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.

If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.

The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.

Education costs an arm and a leg, but ignorance costs you your mind and your soul.

Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it.

Paying the high cost of education is better than paying the high price of ignorance.

A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.

Good deeds are the highest notes in life's symphony.

Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.

A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.

Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.

You cannot wake up one who refuses to open his eyes.

The soul's rainbow has more colors than the sky's stars.

A vessel's beauty does not determine how much water it carries.

What you seek for others you find for yourself.

God created sages because He wanted to leave the light on in the universe.