Humility means freedom. It provides growth and takes you out of the cycle of change that you are currently in, which is stagnation. Frederick Lenz More Quotes by Frederick Lenz More Quotes From Frederick Lenz Being a siddha master is indeed a great accomplishment, but it is not the same as being enlightened. People confuse siddha masters, who have the power to perform miracles, with enlightened masters who can enter into samadhi. Frederick Lenz accomplishment teacher people It's nice if you love a liberated person, and you should, because they love you. They're lovable. They're children playing in a very, very unusual world filled with vortexes of dancing darkness and light. Frederick Lenz nice teacher children If the teacher is truly enlightened, energy and light is always coming forth from them. To be in their physical presence is a great boon, not of the teacher but of that light which passes through them. Frederick Lenz light energy teacher If you can develop a connection, what we call an inner connection with the teacher, then it is not even necessary to be in the physical presence of the teacher, although it will always be stronger. Frederick Lenz stronger connections teacher There is always a certain amount of 'transmission loss.' You can have a power generator and if the power is going on 100 miles away, even with very efficient cable there could be a certain amount of loss. Frederick Lenz enlightened loss teacher If you become very close to your teacher, if you do well in your meditation, a deep emotional bond will develop between both of you over a period of time. You can be thousands of miles away from your teacher and find that induction is always taking place. That's the ideal. Frederick Lenz emotional meditation teacher If you respect your teacher, you do better. Respect is only good because it will help you. Real liberated people, what can you do for them? They've got everything. They are everything. They don't need to be worshipped or adored. Frederick Lenz real teacher people While people who are enlightened are worthy of respect, to put them on a pedestal is a mistake. To undervalue them is also a mistake. Frederick Lenz mistake teacher people The more advanced the teacher, the better for you. The fifth degree black belt is so expert that they will understand that you're a beginner and throw you perfectly so that no harm will befall you. Frederick Lenz degrees black teacher If a spiritual teacher says something that doesn't make sense to you, you should always listen to yourself and not the teacher. A little common sense would end all cults. Frederick Lenz common-sense spiritual teacher Many people claim to be liberated...it's an endless list! According to "moi", as Ms. Piggy would say, there are currently, on this earth, 12 beings who are self-realized. Eleven are men, one is a woman. Most of them are in the Far East, most of them you've never heard of and probably never will. Frederick Lenz self teacher men The abuse of power manifests with phony spiritual teachers and phony gurus who tell you how to run your life and what to wear and what to eat, all that sort of stuff. They abuse. People don't realize that, listen to them and ruin their lives. Frederick Lenz spiritual running teacher Phony gurus make themselves objects of adoration and worship. Real spiritual teachers aren't interested in adoration and worship. They like respect only because they realize respect will help the student. Frederick Lenz real spiritual teacher Once in while a teacher may make a recommendation, it is usually after going through the basic Socratic method of trying to get people to figure it out themselves. A good teacher challenges your mind, your intellect, and your spirit. Frederick Lenz challenges teacher people An esoteric or enlightened teacher of Buddhism is someone who has the ability to transfer power to another individual. A real empowerment is not just a ceremony. Frederick Lenz buddhism real teacher Liberated souls are a rare commodity in this world. They are no better; it's just you, a little later, in the next act or in the next play. Frederick Lenz soul play teacher I think only a person who's studied WITH someone for many years is in a position to voice a true opinion about a particular teacher. Frederick Lenz teacher years thinking When you find a teacher, you devote your time and energy to what they believe in. You surrender not them but to the infinite, which operates through them. Frederick Lenz energy teacher believe A real liberated teacher never asks for a commitment from a student. That's absurd, a person wants to be there and they want to learn everything they can. Frederick Lenz real teacher commitment There is deception. People who think they are enlightened and it's just ego. Frederick Lenz teacher people thinking
