Sentence examples for received enlightenment from inspiring English sources

In the sixth century B.C., the Indian saint Mahavira is said to have received enlightenment while walking, and the idea is still current.

Abandoning the life of extreme asceticism, the prince sat in meditation under a tree and received enlightenment, sometimes identified with understanding the Four Noble Truths.

A 62 year old man with controlled hypertension [ID25] said – I have received enlightenment about hypertension from some radio programs and from my church too; they are useful advices and I usually followed them.

"In alchemy, the sword is a symbol of purification, piercing the spiritual soul of man, while in Buddhism the sword is used to cut away the earthly bonds of man so that he may receive enlightenment.

Trees may also be associated with the divine order because of some incident and subsequently venerated, as was the bodhi tree, under which the Buddha received his Enlightenment.

As to how, we may have now received some enlightenment.

And by challenging the received, quasi-foundational, Enlightenment conception of science, history of science and related philosophies of science gained great cultural significance for a time.

Had he done so, your readers would have received the information and enlightenment we have all come to expect from The New York Times.

The Transcendental Meditation Technique and the Journey of Enlightenment has received the 2015 Living Now Book Award for the meditation category.

Since Mormons believe that everyone has the right to receive individual spiritual enlightenment from God (even if not everyone is entitled to receive instruction about leadership matters), it is important to remember that God may speak differently to all of us.

The period Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, 32 strong, received top billing, the concert being part of a chamber orchestra series, and it proved itself worthy, especially in its vivid, hair-raising depiction of the refiner's fire and the nations' rage.