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 we try and direct our lives with only our limited rationalistic thoughts and our sense perceptions, then our actions and our activities will not be prefect. Frederick Lenz buddhism perception trying In Zen we do everything perfectly. We feel that our outer actions are a reflection of our inner state. We call it mindfulness. Frederick Lenz buddhism mindfulness reflection It is necessary to go through all the daily tasks and bring perfection to them. Frederick Lenz daily-tasks buddhism perfection When you do something half-heartedly, you don't get much of a result. When you do it fully, you get a great result. Frederick Lenz buddhism half mindfulness You are moving in and out of different advanced states of mind through your practice of meditation and mindfulness. It's that level of excellence that gives you joy in life, not the fact that you won or lost. Frederick Lenz buddhism practice moving Any area you slough off in your life will reflect in your meditation. Be happy when you could be depressed. Push jealous, fear, and anger out of your mind. Don't feel sorry for yourself. Frederick Lenz jealous buddhism sorry We are trying to do our best to bring perfection into whatever we turn our attention to. Frederick Lenz buddhism perfection trying Why do everything perfectly? Isn't perfection just an illusion? Tell me if it's an illusion if they don't fix your car perfectly next time you bring it in. Frederick Lenz buddhism car perfection You can just sweep the floor generally and gain nothing from it. Or you can figure out the best way to sweep the floor, put your power into it, use it as a concentration exercise, and be meditative. Frederick Lenz buddhism gains exercise If you are just spaced out and you have no purpose in life, you pick everything up. Everybody else's thoughts will come into your mind, everyone else's desires. Frederick Lenz buddhism mind desire It doesn't matter what your work really is. It is exciting to do well at something. It empowers you. Frederick Lenz buddhism careers success Personal power, knowledge and fun come from how you approach something, not what you approach. Frederick Lenz buddhism mindfulness fun Sitting around idly contemplating doesn't produce much. In work you can discipline your attention, forget about your misery. Frederick Lenz buddhism discipline mindfulness If President Bush does a lousy job, then he'll lose power. If the guy at McDonalds who's selling burgers does a great job, then he'll be much more powerful than President Bush. Frederick Lenz buddhism powerful jobs There comes a time in life when you just buckle down and have a good time with what you're doing. It doesn't matter much what you're doing. What matters is how you do it. Frederick Lenz buddhism what-matters mindfulness What we do outwardly will only interrupt the flow of our perfect attention is it is not in harmony with the dharma. Frederick Lenz buddhism mindfulness perfect Stop trying to be different. Just do what you are good at, and work really hard. You have to work hard to be chaos. Frederick Lenz buddhism hard-work trying The best form of meditation is the sitting meditation. But work is next. Work is a great way to meditate. Frederick Lenz buddhism meditation mindfulness If you are mindful in your work, if you put your best effort into it, then something comes back to you. Frederick Lenz best-effort buddhism mindfulness It is necessary to have a strong focus. Work will give you that focus. Frederick Lenz buddhism strong giving
