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 Observe your actions but be so busy that you never contemplate their possible effects. It is only this consciousness that leads to liberation. Everything else is illusion. Frederick Lenz consciousness busy action Illumination in the outer world is to be happy no matter what is going on. In the inner world, it's more ineffable. It's harder to express. Frederick Lenz illumination matter world Self-realization: No ego, no desires, no weight problems, no tax forms, no death to die, no life to live. Frederick Lenz weight-problems ego self Self-realization is a very quiet thing. It's not flashy. No one might see you light up a room. No one might observe anything Frederick Lenz light realization self Self-realization is a strange term. You don't actually realize your 'self'. If anything, you go away. The caterpillar enters the cocoon of meditation: A butterfly emerges - metamorphosis. Frederick Lenz butterfly meditation self If you are with a fully enlightened being, a jivan mukta, liberated soul, the quality of light is so clear, that you don't really know that it is there until later. Frederick Lenz quality light soul Self-realization is liberation. Liberation is self-realization. Frederick Lenz hinduism realization self Sri Krishna says whatever role we have in life, we have to play it to the hilt. We have to take it all the way. We have to assume responsibility for our role. To run away from it causes misery. Frederick Lenz responsibility play running The directions for meditation that Sri Krishna gives are very exacting. He tells Arjuna exactly how to get past all the things that cause suffering and transient pleasure to something that is perpetual ecstasy. His directions are that exact. Frederick Lenz meditation giving past Beyond mind, beyond time, beyond space there is immortal awareness. Frederick Lenz awareness space mind There's a source, there's a perennial source from which all things come forth. We call it the Godhead, Nirvana, the Tao, enlightenment. It's big; it's bright; it's perfect, as are all of its children, as are we. Frederick Lenz enlightenment perfect children When all of the selves have been dissolved, you will enter into the super-conscious awareness. Then, you are free. Then, there is no suffering. Then, there is no attachment. Frederick Lenz attachment suffering self Yes, there are siddha powers. Yes, you can heal people, transform attention. You can flood the sky with light at night so you can't even see the stars. But the greatest miracle is the spirit - it is light Frederick Lenz stars light night Consumer goods become enlightenment, relationships, anything! It doesn't really matter because infinity exists in everything. "Greater than the greatest, smaller than the smallest, the self dwells in the hearts of all," that is the Upanishads. Frederick Lenz enlightenment self heart Tantra is the perception of the oneness and the perfection of all things. Not just the perception of light, but the perception of darkness, seeing God in both beauty and horror. Frederick Lenz oneness light perfection In the Bhagavad-Gita Krishna says: Arjuna you cannot avoid action. Everyone is stuck in the world of action. The world of action is forever. Frederick Lenz arjuna gita forever Don't become a slave to success or failure, family, friends, possessions. If these things come to you in life, enjoy them, but fix your consciousness on that which does not change. Frederick Lenz enjoy-life consciousness doe Mind delineates experience, and through the filter of mind, experience becomes something else; it becomes knowledge in tantra. Frederick Lenz hinduism filters mind The more completely you concentrate, the stronger your mind becomes. Frederick Lenz concentration stronger mind Sit down, keep your back straight, relax and have an object on which to concentrate; you might use a candle flame, a brightly colored rock, a yantra, which is a geometrical designed specifically for the practice of concentration. Frederick Lenz might-use rocks flames
