Enlightenment Quotes - Page 13

• The question rather is how we should do science and theology in light of the impending collapse of Enlightenment rationalism and scientific naturalism. These ideologies are on the way out. They are on the way out.

  William A. Dembski

  Light, Way, Should

  William A. Dembski (2002). “Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science & Theology”, p.14, InterVarsity Press

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• The scientific picture of the world championed since the Enlightenment is not just wrong but massively wrong. Indeed entire fields of inquiry, especially in the human sciences, will need to be rethought from the ground up in terms of intelligent design.

  William A. Dembski

  Intelligent, Design, Fields

  William A. Dembski (2002). “Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science & Theology”, p.224, InterVarsity Press

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• I am a humble adherent of...Enlightenment Rationalist Fundamentalism.

  Ernest Gellner

  Humble, Fundamentalism

  "Postmodernism, Reason and Religion". Book by Ernest Gellner, 1992.

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• Pray to God with tears in your eyes whenever you want illumination or find yourself faced with any doubt or difficulty. The Lord will remove all your impurities, assuage your mental anguish, and give you enlightenment.

  Sarada Devi

  Eye, Illumination, Giving

  "Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations". Book by Swami Nikhilananda, August 31, 2004.

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• In the course of time one does not feel even the existence of God. After attaining enlightenment one sees that gods and deities are all Maya.

  Sarada Devi

  Deities, Doe, Existence

  "Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations" by Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, (p. 297), 2004.

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• I have respect for mother nature's methods of robustness (billions of years allow most of what is fragile to break); classical thought is more robust (in its respect for the unknown, the epistemic humility) than the modern post-Enlightenment naïve pseudoscientific autism. Thus my classical values make me advocate the triplet of erudition, elegance, and courage; against modernity's phoniness, nerdiness and philistinism

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Mother, Humility, Years

  "The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms". Book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2010.

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• In very clear and available language, this book details how to recognize the inner critic and how to deal effectively with it. Byron Brown's presentation is useful for any individual who wishes to be free from the inner suffering and coercion of this ancient foe of our humanity, but it is specifically directed to those interested and engaged in the inner journey toward realization and enlightenment.

  A. H. Almaas

  Book, Journey, Humanity

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• I think with all the odd jobs I ever had, there was some kind of enlightenment but, yes, a lot of pain and suffering that I don't want to relive.

  David Boreanaz

  Jobs, Pain, Thinking

  "David Boreanaz - Interviewed on location for Carpe Noctem in Los Angels". BBC Interview, www.bbc.co.uk. August 22, 2001.

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• Enlightenment is probably antithetical to impatience.

  Erik Naggum

  Impatience

  "*Why* is LISP better?". Usenet discussion groups, groups.google.com. August 8, 2002.

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• Whether or not enlightenment is possible at the moment of death, the practices that prepare one for this possibility also bring one closer to the bone of life.

  Joan Halifax

  Practice, Bones, Moments

  Joan Halifax (2009). “Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death”, p.132, Shambhala Publications

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• We go to the mountain for enlightenment, for self-realization, for adventure, for discovery. It's pregnant with meaning. When people see a mountain, they invest it with meaning. Not plot. Not character.

  Joe Rohde

  Adventure, Character, Discovery

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• I believe that one of the most important properties of a work of art is an attempt to reconcile opposites, and in their fusion to achieve a 'wholeness' or 'oneness,' the experiencing of which should be revelatory - both for the artist and the spectator - something akin to the experience of enlightenment in terms of religion.

  Douglas Portway

  Art, Believe, Opposites

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• The pseudoscience of astrology has no place in magick. Astrology has already died twice: once with the classical gods, and a second time after the Enlightenment. The complete failure of contemporary psychology to create anything other than a vocabulary of intellectual rubbish has encouraged astrology to resurface.

  Peter J. Carroll

  Vocabulary, Astrology, Psychology

  "Psybermagick: Advanced Ideas in Chaos Magick: Revised Edition". Book by Peter J. Carroll, 1995.

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• The point of recapitulation in the first movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony unleashes one of the most horrifyingly violent episodes in the history of music....The point is not to hold up Beethoven as exceptionally monstrous. The Ninth Symphony is probably our most compelling articulation in music of the contradictory impulses that have organized patriarchal culture since the Enlightenment. Moreover, within the parameters of his own musical compositions, he may be heard as enacting a critique of narrative obligations that is...devestating.

  Susan McClary

  Symphony, Musical, Firsts

  "Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality". Book by Susan McClary, 1991.

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• The liberal tradition has its roots in the Enlightenment, that period in the eighteenth-century Europe when intellectuals and political leaders had a powerful sense that reason could be employed to make the world a better place.

  John Mearsheimer

  Powerful, Europe, Roots

  John J. Mearsheimer (2002). “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics”, p.31, W. W. Norton & Company

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• To be a qawwal is more than being a performer, more than being an artist. One must be willing to release one's mind and soul from one's body to achieve ecstasy through music. Qawwali is enlightenment itself.

  Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

  Artist, Soul, Mind

  "The Spirit of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan". Interview with Andy Carvin, edwebproject.org. 1993.

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• Still - and for all Obama's heavy hinting to the contrary - Islam has no "human rights." The ideas of individual rights and the dignity of man are distinctly Western, an outgrowth of the Enlightenment. And while dialogue is dignified; dhimmitude is not, even if it achieves a desired, if temporary, effect.

  Ilana Mercer

  Men, Rights, Ideas

  "B. Hussein in History Wonderland" by Ilana Mercer, www.ilanamercer.com. August 21, 2009.

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• In the spiritual search doubt is beneficial, a closed mind is not. Doubt used wisely assists enlightenment; a closed mind assists ignorance.

  Ian Gardner

  Spiritual, Ignorance, Doubt

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• In America people have this funny idea about enlightenment and money. Money expresses a level of commitment. Studying enlightenment is like going to a university.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhist, Commitment, Buddhism

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• The purpose of enlightenment is certainly not the teacher, nor is it you. It doesn't have a purpose. Enlightenment simply exists.

  Frederick Lenz

  Teacher, Buddhist, Buddhism

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• Select companions who are striving for enlightenment. They all have their imperfections, certainly, but at least their attention is moving in the right direction.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhist, Moving, Buddhism

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• If you are going to set out to develop mystical powers to impress your friends and do other things to your enemies, the difficulty with it is that you will not be moving towards enlightenment.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhist, Moving, Buddhism

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• Do not feel that you are destined to enlightenment in this life. You have no idea. This is an illusion of selfhood. It's gross ignorance and egotism.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhist, Ignorance, Buddhism

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• Self-hate doesn't create enlightenment. It just causes you to not enjoy the current moment.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhist, Hate, Buddhism

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• Put the mind in alignment with the ten thousand radiances of enlightenment and experience them in various gradations forever. That's the total purpose of a monk.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhist, Buddhism, Forever

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