28 quotes
“The best education is to awaken ourselves.”
— Aristotle
“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”
— Lao Tzu
“The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels”
— Hazrat Inayat Khan
“Before enlightenment chop wood carry water after enlightenment chop wood carry water”
— Zen Proverb
“Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier.”
— Adyashanti
“Enlightenment is a destructive process it has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier it is the crumbling away of untruth”
“Enlightenment is ego falling away every moment you just have to keep your eye on the ball”
— Chogyam Trungpa
“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.”
“To study the self is to forget the self to forget the self is to be enlightened by all things”
— Dogen Zenji
“He who knows others is wise he who knows himself is enlightened”
“Before enlightenment chop wood carry water. After enlightenment chop wood carry water.”
“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened and at peace.”
“When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.”
— Gautama Buddha
“He who knows others is wise but he who knows himself is enlightened and faith is the light of self-knowledge”
— Dogen
“Before enlightenment chop wood carry water and after enlightenment chop wood carry water with compassion”
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
— Plato
“Enlightenment is a destructive process it has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier”
“To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.”
“Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth.”
“It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.”
— Eugene Ionesco
“Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own understanding.”
— Immanuel Kant
“Enlightenment is intimacy with all things”
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