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 If you meditate your mind will become razor sharp. Your memory and retention will be superb. New talents and abilities will begin to unfold. You will become younger each day, yet wiser. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation memories Think of your mind as a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it will become. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation thinking People who meditate deeply find wonderful things happening in their life all the time. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation people The study of meditation is the entrance into the world of Wonderland. It has nothing to do with how you'd like it. You want a nice neat little study that's easily understandable. Frederick Lenz buddhism nice meditation When you meditate, you take charge of your life. You bring your conscious awareness to a new high point, where the vista is beyond any horizon. Frederick Lenz horizon buddhism meditation Meditation gives you personal power. You will notice that people will treat you differently as you progress because they can feel that power. Use that power wisely. If you search your heart, I think you will. Frederick Lenz buddhism heart thinking If you pursue meditation with a non-competitive attitude, with a hopeful and helpful attitude, without violence, then you will find that you will become a very benign and powerful being, one who is at peace with himself and the universe. Frederick Lenz buddhism powerful attitude When you meditate, you will care more for those around you and you will be able to do more for them, as your own awareness advances. Everyone who comes into your field of energy is positively influenced. Frederick Lenz buddhism energy meditation As you meditate, you'll develop a sense of humor so that you can laugh at yourself, which you need to do in this world. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation laughing Learn to control your emotions. Be able to glide through them. By practicing concentration exercises and meditation, you will find that when strong emotions strike, you will gain the ability to not be swayed by them. Frederick Lenz buddhism strong exercise As you meditate, you will be able to look at the beauties and horrors of life and accept them with an equal mind. You will love more and be kinder to those around you. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation mind Meditation will give you the power to overcome fear. As you sit and meditate each day, it makes you stronger. The energy of the universe flows through your mind, your body, and your life. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation giving Will is developed in meditation. It is refined. It is within you, but you don't know how to get to it. Frederick Lenz buddhism know-how meditation With the power of one's will we stop thought and move into alternate forms of perception. We gain that power through practicing very, very, very hard each day when we meditate to stop our thoughts. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation moving When we meditate and we are able to stop thought, we get a sense of being beyond the body. Our consciousness expands and we see ourselves as beings of light. Frederick Lenz buddhism light meditation Meditation is the freeing of ourselves from all mental states and concepts of self. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation self What we're seeking to do is internalize perception. Perception is very much involved with the senses and the mental processes and the emotional processes. Frederick Lenz buddhism emotional meditation Our current perception is very cloudy and all screwed up. As our perception increases through meditation, we're seeing life more correctly. Frederick Lenz buddhism perception meditation We are not really separate beings of light. That's a dream we are having, the dream of multiplicity. Meditation takes us beyond the moment to eternal awareness. Frederick Lenz buddhism light dream The period of meditation is a time when we go back to the source. We go back to what we were before we were born. Frederick Lenz buddhism source meditation