It takes quite a bit of time to become enlightened. But it really is not so different from learning any other art; all you need is time, a good teacher, and practice. Frederick Lenz More Quotes by Frederick Lenz More Quotes From Frederick Lenz When you live in a psychic state of mind, you are happy. You don't have to do anything. Life is always beautiful, but we don't see it when we enter into lower states of mind that are, in effect, cloudy. Frederick Lenz buddhism beautiful inspirational Words are deceptive. You think you understand something because it's explained to you and now you are under no obligation to do anything because you understand it. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational thinking The purpose of all of this is not to walk around with new vocabulary words, but to cause you to speculate on the marvel of your own being. Frederick Lenz buddhism vocabulary inspirational In the study of consciousness you cannot explain anything verbally. You can only allude to, point in a general direction of. Frederick Lenz buddhism study inspirational They get you when you're young. When you are a kid, you are conditioned. You are taught language, customs, and right and wrong. You are filled with fears. This conditioning interferes with your psychic perception. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational kids As a sensitive person around other people, you feel their desires, you feel their angers, and you feel their frustrations. You begin to believe that these desires, angers, and frustrations are yours. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational believe All the billions of people who now inhabit our planet are putting a terrific strain on its aura, making it difficult, even for evolved people to become aware of their past-life knowledge and talents. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational past You can be locked away in prison and be free if your mind is not a prison. Or you can be walking around with lots of credit cards and be in a prison, the prison of your own mind, the prison of your illusions. Frederick Lenz buddhism mind inspirational I understand your higher and lower tendencies. There is something beyond all of this nonsense. There is a wonderful glitter that you can follow in life. Frederick Lenz glitter buddhism inspirational Most people put the cart before the horse, which is an interesting way to go through life. They approach everything directly. In Zen we approach everything backwards or inside out. Frederick Lenz buddhism horse inspirational If you are a person who wants an uncommonly fine life, if you're willing to put in some time each day to do that, then that will happen to you. Frederick Lenz buddhism each-day inspirational How do you develop your psychic abilities? Well, to begin with, naturally, you have to want to and believe that it is possible. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational believe What more could there be, but the absolute beauty of our lives? Look around you, for heaven's sake and stop thinking. It is only in your thoughts and in analytical processes that you lose yourself. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational thinking Life is wonder, endless, ceaseless wonder. If your energy level is low, then everything is gray, two-dimensional, boring, frustrating, and unhappy. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational two I've lived in worlds where there are three or four suns. We had incredible sunsets, beautiful. But they weren't more beautiful than here, if my mind is more beautiful in each life. Frederick Lenz sunset beautiful inspirational The whole quality of your life depends on your state of mind. There are very high states of mind that very few people experience. They are also quite pragmatic and practical and they make you more efficient at living and working in the world. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational people To become more aware, it is necessary to do something that you haven't done. Everything that you have done will only make you as aware as you are now. Frederick Lenz buddhism done inspirational Anybody or anything can become enlightened because enlightenment is the very nature of existence itself. Frederick Lenz enlightenment buddhism inspirational You can know the secrets of life. It doesn't happen to anyone special. You just decide that you want an uncommonly fine life and you will it. Frederick Lenz special-you buddhism inspirational You are everything and everyone. You are in all things. You exist in all conditions. You are the universe. You just think of yourself as existing within a temporal body Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational thinking
