Sentence examples similar to pursuing enlightenment from inspiring English sources
He decided to make this a daily ritual, like a mystic who pursues enlightenment through self-abnegation.
Professor Smith, whose work has been a college fixture for decades, pursued enlightenment in churches, monasteries and even Timothy Leary's living room.
John Adams, a conservative among the founding fathers, expressed hope that America's Revolutionary War generation could create the security for a commercial class that would bring prosperity so that, finally, our citizens could pursue enlightenment.
Don't pursue enlightenment, stop the leaning of your mind.
Ojai, a scenic little agricultural city, has for the better part of a century lured individuals pursuing spiritual enlightenment and artists seeking inspiration and calm.
I also saw parents wanting to share the benefits of Bhagwan's insights with their children; I did not see selfish adults pursuing their own "enlightenment" at the expense of their children.
One chapter begins: "One of the great discoveries I have made while pursuing the quest for enlightenment has been the universal and timeless efficacy of astrology".
She has been awarded an ACLS Fellowship to pursue work on Enlightenment medicine and romantic poetics.
The absolutism of the 18th century has often been called "benevolent despotism," referring to the rule of such monarchs as Frederick II (the Great) of Prussia, Peter I (the Great) and Catherine II (the Great) of Russia, Maria Theresa and Joseph II of Austria, and lesser figures who were presumably sufficiently touched by the ideas of the Enlightenment to pursue social reforms.
