Quotes about Enlightenment

A conditioned mind is never a free mind.

True mastery transcends any particular art. It stems from mastery of oneself--the ability, developed through self-discipline, to be calm, fully aware, and completely in tune with oneself and the surroundings. Then, and only then, can a person know himself.

Ignorance is the parent of fear.

You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.

The most venerable, clearly understood, enlightened, and reliable constant in the world is not only that we want to be happy, but that we want only to be so. Our very nature requires it of us.

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

Jesus is a personal symbol of the Holy Spirit. Having been totally healed by the Holy Spirit, Jesus became one with him. Every thought, action, and deed of Jesus was guided by the Holy Spirit instead of ego.

Education must be a lifelong pursuit. The person who doesn't read is not better off than the person who can't.

I'm an old-fashioned guy. I believe in the Enlightenment, and reason, and logic, and you know, facts.

One can't reach the Truth but through Love.

Enlightenment is the key to everything, and it is the key to intimacy, because it is the goal of true authenticity.

Anything a man does can bring him closer to the Supreme Wisdom, as long as he works with Love in his heart.