Enlightenment Inspirational Quotes

#1. There are different pathways that lead to enlightenment. We could say that everyone's life is one of the pathways. Your life is a pathway that leads to enlightenment.

Frederick Lenz

#2. Enlightenment is illusive and can only be received by those who ask for it and by those who are worthy to receive it. Only then will you be shown the path.

Robert Palasciano

#3. One's own form of sensibility is not not necessarily another's. Common sense is not so common.

Gillian Duce

#4. You may have expected that enlightenment would come ZAP! instantaneous and permanent.This is unlikely.After the first ah ha expereince, it can be thougth of as a thinning of a layer of clouds.

Ram Dass

#5. It's said that the Buddha's enlightenment is great than that of a traveler setting out, in the same proportion as the heavens are bigger than what can be seen of them through the eye of a needle. But in both cases, what you see is the sky.

Matthieu Ricard

#6. The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.

Anne Lamott

#7. 2. Evolve and Be God: As we invoke the presence of Source, holding the focus through our mantras, we are drawing more and more proximity to the object of worship and gradually, we attain all the attributes we are invoking, i.e., we slowly evolve to be Angelic, invoking the presence of God/Source.

Nandhiji

#8. The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.

John Berry

#9. I never realized it was all a game,
until I started winning.

Eric Micha'el Leventhal

#10. Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.

Ramana Maharshi

#11. There is an alternative. It's an old alternative. It's not for everybody. It's only for people who are smart, limited market. It's enlightenment.

Frederick Lenz

#12. There's a thin boundary between the light and dark side. Both are fervent to reign in the space of the other.

Gloria D. Gonsalves

#13. If you learn to lead your life strategically and strongly, you can overcome the opposition. But running away, you never overcome anything. The pathway to enlightenment is for the warrior, the samurai.

Frederick Lenz

#14. Life is an endless matrix of existence. And as you experience it in that pure form, that's what we call enlightenment.

Frederick Lenz

#15. I would encourage you to follow the pathway to enlightenment, to learn to meditate, to practice mindfulness, and not to really care what anybody thinks about you, including yourself.

Frederick Lenz

#16. This is the sinking woman
whose soul touched the ocean and
caused it to storm kisses.

Gloria D. Gonsalves

#17. I will fill my life with so much of positivity, happiness and brilliance that God will one day say with utmost pride,

"This is the most amazing Kaleidoscope to view".

Harshada Pathare

#18. Angry obsessive thoughts about another weaken your state of mind and well being. If you must have revenge, then take it by choosing to be happy and let them go forever.

Gary Hopkins

#19. Do not limit your Sacred Space to the literal, such as a small room or office. Allow this energy to flow from deep within, so that every where you go, no matter what the circumstance, you will always be immersed in the divine

Gary Hopkins

#20. Perhaps we are all shells; but some of us have found the pearls inside, and this makes all the difference!

C. JoyBell C.

#21. Things do not happen to us ... They happen because of us

Gary Hopkins

#22. The wider our conscience, the wider the impact of our actions, and I do believe someone with more light has the moral duty to enlighten others.

Robin Sacredfire

#23. Meditation is an excellent habit and tool for transformation, however your 'practice' should eventually evolve into your natural primary state of being.

Gary Hopkins

#24. Life is delicious. Waste not one bite!

A.D. Posey

#25. When a bully is held accountable for his actions, his future actions will change. Bad behavior only continues for those who allow it.

Gary Hopkins

#26. Though I am a lot of things, most importantly I am human.

Lindsey Rietzsch

#27. Individuals who are focused on becoming better are individuals not easily offended. You can only offend those who are not on a path of constant growth and enlightenment.

C. JoyBell C.

#28. The difference between going where you are needed and going where you are called is purely based upon diligent prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

M.J. Stoddard

#29. Unrealistic expectations often lead to disappointment, while simple unbiased attention and detachment to outcome often lead to pleasant surprises.

Gary Hopkins

#30. Even an expert has room to improve, grow and learn a little more. All the great masters teach this. For this reason, never allow an expert's 'opinion' to limit you in any way, whether it is with your intellect, accomplishments or illness and disease

Gary Hopkins

#31. Negativity is a debilitating disease. It is a slow and painful way to experience life. It attacks the immune system, creates anxiety, and can lead to loneliness and depression. Finding your inner harmony is the quickest way to alleviate the methodical destruction of this dark energy

Gary Hopkins

#32. In that nanosecond of enlightenment I knew that the human spirit survives the death of the physical body and I understood that my wandering soul needed to get back into its earthly habitat.

Janet Bettag

#33. My spirit is healthy, yes. But I tell you, my flesh is healthy too. I am enlightened and free, but I am also lustful and carnal.

C. JoyBell C.

#34. Whatever happens, love that.

Matt Kahn

#35. Reading is a great treasure of enlightenment.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#36. You can think of your body in two ways: 1. As mechanical, like an automobile worth only so many miles or 2. As a living breathing energetic vessel manifested from spirit. Either way will greatly effect the length and quality of your life. Choose wisely.

Gary Hopkins

#37. He broke me down past the flesh, past the muscle, past the bone, down to my soul and in a loud provocation, he asked, "What are you made of?"
After I gathered the broken bits and pieces of my life together, I shouted at the top of my lungs, "HOPE! Unbreakable, undeniable, irrevocable hope!

Jay Grewal

#38. The path to enlightenment, to find out who you truly are, has to be taken alone.

Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla

#39. Perfect mind, the diamond mind, radiating all universes through your being, each pulse beat is the universe, each breath, eternity. Enlightenment, try it. You'll like it!

Frederick Lenz

#40. Just like in the eye of the storm there is always comfort within the chaos. Becoming aware of this however, is your responsibility.

Gary Hopkins

#41. You might have a warrior spirit in there somewhere, and it's just waiting for the opportunity to come out. If you do, you might be a candidate for the pathway to enlightenment.

Frederick Lenz

#42. On your journey, remember there is no end. That is true knowledge. There is no final knowledge. There is no final enlightenment, that is a very finite, human way of seeing things.

Frederick Lenz

#43. Maintaining one's health in today's toxic rich environment requires proper rest, hydration, an abundant intake of nutrients, and regular internal cleansing practices

Gary Hopkins

#44. The problem is not that you have problems; the problem is that you see having problems as a problem.

Maurice Makalu

#45. Enlightenment is not a higher way to be. It is just experience. All humanity is enlightened. We are all at different parts of the journey.

Allura Eshmun

#46. There is an emergent enlightenment appearing today, unique to no particular culture or ethnicity. Anyone who chooses to be, is its conduit.

Marianne Williamson

#47. People that criticize the harshest usually are the ones who would trade places the fastest

Gary Hopkins

#48. To be whole simply requires paying attention to oneself

Gary Hopkins

#49. Sometimes you just gotta wear the tinfoil hat.

Gary Hopkins

#50. Whom does the Grail serve? It serves those who quest despite the odds - for they are the champions of enlightenment.

Laurence Gardner

#51. Last night I lost the world, and gained the universe.

C. JoyBell C.

#52. The greatest asset to the human experience is the ability to navigate one's emotions. By practicing the skill of detachment, one can successfully step back from the potentially destructive and tune into the purely positive

Gary Hopkins

#53. Unfortunately, fact checking has become a lost art

Gary Hopkins

#54. Never allow dogmatic interpretations of Karma to keep you from defending what is right or just. You must accept the reality that on occasion, you may very well be the proper instrument of this cosmic force.

Gary Hopkins

#55. Neglect of women is the major cause for the society's downfall.

Abhijit Naskar

#56. Peace is everyone's birthright.

Janice Anderson

#57. Peace has never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner.

Carlos Santana

#58. Once you awaken, you will have no interest in judging those who sleep.

James Blanchard Cisneros

#59. We are equal beings and the universe is our relations with each other.

Thaddeus Golas

#60. The smallest component of the human molecule is a vibration - the equivalent to a musical note. Taking the time to learn more self-awareness at this level creates life experiences beyond that of all the greatest symphonies ever heard

Gary Hopkins

#61. Science has proven that subatomic particles can exist in two places at once. Since we are all made up of these particles, then this simple fact should drastically re-define every limitation that you think you have.

Gary Hopkins

#62. A compulsive external search only leads us to the interpretation of another's path. True identity and sustained harmony can only be achieved by turning inward, and it is there that you will find every answer that you need to step into enlightenment

Gary Hopkins

#63. Most people don't care much about enlightenment and the truth. They'd rather watch the Home Shopping Network, and maybe that's another kind of truth.

Frederick Lenz

#64. The very way that you think is a crucial component to your overall health and well being. Living towards the negative will only foster conflict and a sense of lack, while living towards the positive will create more opportunity for you to experience harmony and abundance.

Gary Hopkins

#65. You are a victim only when you have decided to play the part.

Gary Hopkins

#66. Your time, energy and words.

Three things you can never get back once they've been exchanged. Choose wisely.

Keysha Jade

#67. Even in that 'now' moment at which you feel you reach some form of "enlightenment", it will still be a 'moment'. There will still be more life afterward, and changes will still occur.

Jordan Finneseth

#68. The Stone of Guilt in the River of the Mind, the block in the flow of intelligence.
~ Paramahamsa Nithyananda

Paramahamsa Nithyananda

#69. There are many paths that lead to enlightenment. There are lesser enlightenments along the way to a larger enlightenment, referred to sometimes as liberation.

Frederick Lenz

#70. We are figments of the same imagination ... We are one

Gary Hopkins

#71. Walking away from bad situations and negative people sets a healthier tone for the rest of your life. It also gives those who do not know any better the opportunity to self-correct.

Gary Hopkins

#72. If you go through life expecting nothing chances are you'll be content most of the time.

Mark W. Boyer

#73. Whoever does decide to awaken should put their whole effort, attention, and life into it, in order to make it succeed.

Belsebuub

#74. Do not allow consumerism to dictate your spiritual practice. You need nothing more than your focused attention to gain enlightenment.

Gary Hopkins

#75. Enlightenment is already there inside us and all things. All we have to do is get something out of the way that is causing us not to see that.

Frederick Lenz

#76. To know others is wisdom;
To know yourself is enlightenment;
To master others requires force;
To master yourself requires true strength.

Lao-Tzu

#77. Lighten up. Brighten up. Smile.

A.D. Posey

#78. Enlightenment is cumulative. You become a little more enlightened each day as you practice yoga and Buddhism.

Frederick Lenz

#79. You will always have time for what you make time for

Gary Hopkins

#80. What is enlightenment? In the Korean tradition of Tao, it is known a Mu-Ah (Mu means "No" or "Nothing" and Ah means "Me"). It is no-me-ness, or egoless-ness. It means realizing the true, unchanging nature of the person you happen to be.

Ilchi Lee

#81. 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.

Gary Hopkins

#82. These are the mysterious ways of knowledge, power and enlightenment. I can only allude to them in words. I cannot possibly explain what this process is like.

Frederick Lenz

#83. We must empower our weak to be strong, and teach our strong to be compassionate. This will open a door to oneness.

Gary Hopkins

#84. The soul's joys are greater than the heart's pleasures.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#85. Finding the calmness or serenity in oneself effectively diffuses the judgments of others

Gary Hopkins

#86. You can either wonder or worry. It is better to choice the former.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#87. Questions are only offensive to those who have something to hide

Gary Hopkins

#88. Collaboration has no hierarchy. The Sun collaborates with soil to bring flowers on the earth.

Amit Ray

#89. Clarity clattered into my thoughts and brought about a satori, an enlightenment, if you will.

Stuart Ayris

#90. We think a wise person is someone who solves problems. Truth is, a wise person is someone who avoids problems.

Prem Rawat

#91. An apology can be a wonderful thing so long as it is infrequent and from the heart. However, beware of the person who justifies bad behavior with apologies. For them it is a means to an end, and quite often at your expense.

Gary Hopkins

#92. Follow both: the call of the mountain of enlightenment and the temptation of the valley of experience. No mountain without valley, no valley without mountain.

Stefan Emunds

#93. That which you see in me is that which is in you. ~ Maitreya Miranda* ~

Miranda Linda Weisz

#94. Motivation is internal. It has to come from within you. Do not seek it anywhere else.

Abhishek Ratna

#95. The pathway to enlightenment leads to states of ecstasy, knowledge, and a pretty ironic sense of humor.

Frederick Lenz

#96. Everyone is good if you see from good side.

Sushil Singh

#97. If somebody asks me what enlightenment is, I say that it is simply recovering conscience.

Ilchi Lee

#98. Now, I don't smile because I have a perfect life or even because I'm having a perfect day - I smile because that's how I choose to deal with whatever life throws my way.

Lindsey Rietzsch

#99. Never allow your ego to diminish your ability to listen.

Gary Hopkins

#100. I've heard that sometimes a version of you must die before another more enlightened version can be born. I think that's true after watching the corpse of myself walk around.

Julie Flygare