Buddhism is simply a methodology, a way of becoming one with the part of ourselves that is happy. Frederick Lenz More Quotes by Frederick Lenz More Quotes From Frederick Lenz Certain drugs provide brief excursions into altered states of consciousness. The problem is that the perceptions and understandings that come from these experiences don't tend to last. Frederick Lenz buddhism drug understanding Power plants break up the way you see the world; they can push you into the second attention; yet to continuously take them, weakens the subtle psychical body. Frederick Lenz buddhism balance attention A lot of people trash their subtle physical body with psychedelic drugs. While they do certainly give you experiences in altered levels of attention, you pay a price for it. They definitely screw up the subtle physical. Hatha Yoga can be good for that. Frederick Lenz buddhism yoga giving Look for the things in your life that bring you stillness and happiness, not the things that make you crazy. Look inside yourself and look for that perfect stillness. Frederick Lenz buddhism crazy perfect You can detach your attention from yourself and go anywhere. You can wander the universe. Big deal! Frederick Lenz buddhism balance attention To go within doesn't mean to become enraptured with who you are, or to become enraptured with ideas of who you are. Frederick Lenz buddhism mean ideas The sign of an advanced spiritual person is that they don't think they're an advanced spiritual person until after liberation. Frederick Lenz buddhism spiritual thinking In advanced practice there is a sense of commitment to the study. It is happy; it's never forced. It is a natural evolutionary process of an evolved being. Frederick Lenz buddhism practice commitment You don't force change; you just open yourself to its possibilities and let it work through you. Frederick Lenz possibility buddhism balance It is possible to exert a power over all things, all beings. But we must begin with intent always. Frederick Lenz buddhism balance all-things Trust that life is guiding you and showing you every step that is necessary to learn to be perfect. Have faith in yourself. You'll come through OK. Have faith in existence. Frederick Lenz buddhism balance perfect You don't choose because if you choose you might make the wrong choice, based upon ego or illusion. Instead, you let eternity make all the choices for you. Frederick Lenz buddhism ego choices When the time comes for a change, you will find it occurring without having created it yourself. You may think that you are the doer and that you are creating the change. That's nonsense. Frederick Lenz buddhism creating thinking Whatever you need will be provided. Eternity takes care of everything perfectly. So never want for that which you do not have; you have exactly what you need. Frederick Lenz buddhism balance needs Think about the flowers. Life is just a bunch of pretty pictures. All this is supposed to do is force you beyond the mind, when you realize that you can't figure it out. Frederick Lenz buddhism flower thinking Eventually you're supposed to get so confounded by this whole thing that you just give up completely, and that's when it starts to work. Not give up the practice, but give up trying to figure it out. Frederick Lenz buddhism giving-up practice Trust yourself. Figure out everything you want, but then don't worry about it. It's all out of our hands. Just let life work through you . Frederick Lenz buddhism worry hands Use power carefully. Don't be afraid to have it. Learn balance and wisdom in addition to the unlocking of the kundalini, if you wish to have a happy and enlightened life. Frederick Lenz buddhism balance wish Use power wisely. If you search your heart, I think you will. Frederick Lenz buddhism heart thinking I learned from my own teachers, a long time ago in another universe, the quality of quiet fortitude that is renewed by a person's love of light. Frederick Lenz buddhism light teacher
