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 You can't just sit in emptiness. Even the enlightened don't sit in emptiness. We call it emptiness - but we move our mind into a world of light. Frederick Lenz light mind moving Meditation is a very powerful time and you are very psychic. It is most important to not allow your attention, your mind, to wander. Frederick Lenz psychics powerful meditation The path is focus. The power of focus is absolutely essential. To stop all thoughts, you have to have tremendous power of focus. Frederick Lenz essentials focus path When you meditate make sure you stay awake. If you are falling asleep get up and splash some water on yourself or sleep until you are refreshed. Frederick Lenz sleep water fall At the beginning of a meditation session your thoughts will be relatively earthbound. You will think about yourself, your world, problems, difficulties and anxieties. Frederick Lenz anxiety meditation thinking As the meditation evolves, you attention passes into higher realms of consciousness. Frederick Lenz consciousness meditation attention You will notice the phenomena of meditation. You may see dazzling lights, feel energy coursing through different parts of your body, feel as if you are floating, hear sounds, or smell fragrances. Frederick Lenz smell light meditation Be neither attracted nor repulsed. You are watching a movie. If the visions are beautiful or horrible, Don't get caught up in them. Enjoy your popcorn. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation beautiful When you meditate your body shouldn't move. Some people get into this kundalini sway business. Your body shouldn't move. Frederick Lenz body people moving How do you deal with meditating when you stop breathing? The trick is to meditate just a little higher and you won't even know that you're not breathing. Frederick Lenz tricks breathing littles To meditate what you need to do is free yourself from your ideas and your thoughts. All of the higher dimensional planes, the higher realities, the infinite cosmos itself is beyond thought. Frederick Lenz reality ideas needs Meditating everyday is essential. If you meditate every day and learn to control and stop your thoughts, you will become psychic. Frederick Lenz psychics essentials everyday The practice of mindfulness is monitoring your mind all day and all night. It's enjoyable to just remove things that make you unhappy from your mind, to clarify your emotions. Frederick Lenz buddhism practice night Mindfulness is passive meditation. It is passive because your energy and your attention are divided between your actions and your practice, your meditation. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation practice Mindfulness means that as we go through the day we learn to gain control of our mind, our emotions. We learn to conserve energy in a variety of simple and complicated ways that we learned in Buddhist practice. Frederick Lenz buddhist buddhism mean Mindfulness is when you are engaged in activities but the mind is set into the meditative state all the time. Meditation is to be aware of many different levels. It's not just the absence of thought. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation mind If you want to experience the unalloyed ecstasy of life, you can accomplish this through the twin Buddhist practices of meditation and mindfulness. Frederick Lenz buddhist buddhism practice Be mindful, which is more of a passive meditation practice. It is passive when you are active. Then there is active meditation, when you are passive, sitting still. Frederick Lenz meditation-practice sitting-still buddhism Practicing zazen and mindfulness constantly and correctly, over a period of time, can bring strength and clarity to your finite mind and eventually give you access to your infinite mind. Frederick Lenz buddhism mind giving It is as important to monitor your mind constantly as it is to sit down and practice meditation. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation practice