Enlightenment, The

The Enlightenment has always aimed at liberating men from fear and establishing their sovereignty. Yet the fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant. – Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno

If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is the quiet acceptance of what is. – Wayne Dyer

Enlightenment is a sublime word, if one goes back to its meaning; it means illumination of the spirit through truth, liberation from the shadows of error, or uncertainty, of doubt. Enlightenment is, in its deepest meaning, the transfiguration (Verkl – Paul Leopold Haffner

I dont know Who — or what — put the question, I dont know when it was put. I dont even remember answering. But at some moment I did answer Yes to Someone –or Something –and from that hour I was certain that existence is meaningful and that, therefore, my life, in self-surrender, had a goal. – Dag Hammarskjold

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness. – Nikos Kazantzakis

This notion is more clearly understood by asking What do I know?. – Michel de Montaigne

Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm. – Idries Shah

A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himself to the fact. But if he hates falsehood, he will not do so; and in that case he will have to suffer a lot. He will beat his head against the wall until he faints. He will come to again – Simone Weil