{"quotes":[{"text":"The most important and uniquely glorious element of Buddha’s character was that, he did not compel his pupils to be slaves either to his teachings or to himself, but like a conscientious human, demanded from his followers to accept his words not merely out of regard for him but after subjecting them to a thorough examination. And this is where Buddha stands out from the crowd of self-proclaimed prophets.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["buddha","buddha-dharma","buddha-nature","buddha","buddha-s-teaching","buddhahood","buddhism","conscience","dhamma","gautama-buddha","rational-thinking","reasoning","religious-dogma","religious-indoctrination","siddhartha-gautama"],"id":3664,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"The leaves that remain are only a very small part of the tea. The tea that goes into me is a much bigger part of the tea. It is the richest part.We are the same; our essence has gone into our children, our friends, and the entire universe. We have to find ourselves in those directions and not in the spent tea leaves.","author":"Thich Nhat Hanh","tags":["buddhahood","buddhism","death","fear","hanh","immortality","leaves","mindfulness","peace","tea"],"id":37926,"author_id":"Thich+Nhat+Hanh"},{"text":"Meditation brings Nirvana, and Nirvana brings Buddhahood.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["advaita","brainy","buddha","buddha-nature","buddhahood","buddhism","consciousness","dhamma","divinity","inspirational","meditation","mindfulness","mindfulness-buddhism","mindfulness-meditation","mindfulness-practice","neurotheology","nirvana","nirvana","non-dualism","non-duality","self-awareness","transcendence","transcendence"],"id":92971,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"The more one understands the world...The harder it is to obtain Buddhahood.' Dakpo to Shan.","author":"Eliot Pattison","tags":["buddhahood","reality","understanding","wisdom","worldly-wisdom"],"id":99746,"author_id":"Eliot+Pattison"},{"text":"Unlike most other world religions, Buddhism has never been too rigid in its structure.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["buddha","buddhahood","buddhism","doctrines","indoctrination","religion","religious-extremism","religious-fundamentalism","religious-scriptures"],"id":172973,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Mark you, no Krishna can clear your eyes and make you look with a broader vision upon life in your march upward and onward, until the Self within you morphs into Krishna – until the Self morphs into Buddha – until the Self turns into Christ.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["brainy","buddhahood","christ","human-consciousness","inspirational","inspiring","krishna","krishna-consciousness","leader","leadership","leadership-characteristics","leadership-development","meditation","philosophy","savior","self","self-awareness","self-esteem","self-help","self-motivation","self-realization","self-reliance","self-reliance","transcendence","words-of-wisdom"],"id":207318,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"...[A]ccording to Buddhism in the Tibetan tradition, a being that achieves Buddhahood, although freed from Samsara,the 'wheel of suffering', as the phenomenon of existence is known, will continue to return to work for the benefit of all other sentient beings until such time as each one is similarly liberated.","author":"Dalai Lama XIV","tags":["buddhahood","liberation","samsara","suffering","tibetan-buddhism"],"id":238654,"author_id":"Dalai+Lama+XIV"},{"text":"There has been more bloodshed in the name of God than for any other cause. And it is all because people never attempt to reach the fountain-head. They are content only to comply with the customs of their forefathers and instructions on some books, and want others to do the same. But, to explain God after merely reading the scriptures is like explaining the city of New York after seeing it only in a map.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["brainy","buddha","buddhahood","christ","christianity","consciousness-mind-brain","consciousness","divine-self","fundamentalism","harmony","hinduism","islam","krishna","meditation","mindfulness","mindfulness","moses","muhammad","muhammad-pbuh","neurotheology","nirvana","nondual-philosophy","nondualism","nonduality","peace","pearls-of-wisdom","philosophy","philosophy","religious-extremism","religious-faith","religious-terrorism","religious-violence","self-realization","terrorism","transcendentalism"],"id":254663,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Christ attained the ultimate spiritual oneness through prayer and devotion, Moses and Mohammed through prayer, Buddha and all the Indian sages through intense meditation and so did I. And so can you.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["brainy","buddha","buddhahood","christ","christianity","consciousness-mind-brain","consciousness","divine-self","harmony","hinduism","islam","krishna","meditation","mindfulness","mindfulness","moses","muhammad","muhammad-pbuh","neurotheology","nirvana","nondual-philosophy","nondualism","nonduality","peace","pearls-of-wisdom","philosophy","philosophy","self-realization","transcendentalism"],"id":281646,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Just like love becomes consummated upon the attainment of orgasm, all the faith and divinity in the world reach their ultimate existential potential upon the attainment of Absolute Unitary Qualia or simply Absolute Godliness.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["brainy","buddha","buddhahood","christ","christianity","consciousness-mind-brain","consciousness","divine-self","harmony","hinduism","islam","krishna","meditation","mindfulness","mindfulness","moses","muhammad","muhammad-pbuh","neurotheology","nirvana","nondual-philosophy","nondualism","nonduality","peace","pearls-of-wisdom","philosophy","philosophy","self-realization","transcendentalism"],"id":305752,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":13,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}