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 Reincarnation is simply changing awareness. What you are reincarnating into are different states of mind. The whole show is on the inside. Frederick Lenz different awareness mind Reincarnation is a process in which a finite being will go through a series of transmutations and will perceive different things. There will be a continuity of perception. Frederick Lenz reincarnation different perception Most people don't why they are born or why they die. They have no understanding of the forces in life that pull them and push them to their death and another rebirth in this or another world. Frederick Lenz understanding people world Reincarnation is happening all the time. Every moment we are going through a change. Our being isn't solid. Reincarnation is now. Frederick Lenz reincarnation happenings moments It is the Buddhist belief that at every moment the universe is not only dying but being reborn. Frederick Lenz buddhist dying belief Reincarnation doesn't simply mean that at the end of this life you will move on to another life in another body, it means that the spirit of life is continually renewing itself and moving to a higher level. Frederick Lenz levels mean moving It is really hard to talk about reincarnation because you have always been and you will always be. You just experience different things in different ways. Frederick Lenz reincarnation different way Reincarnation is not necessarily linear. Sometimes people actually become more immersed in darkness or illusion than they were in previous lifetimes. Frederick Lenz darkness sometimes people If we get above the individualized soul's journey, you will see that we are all one. We are all one light. In that sense, we are all enlightened. Frederick Lenz light soul journey Reincarnation is a process of moving from one state of mind to another. Whether you are in a body or out of a body is immaterial. Frederick Lenz body mind moving Just remembering what you did in previous lives doesn't mean a thing. It's nice to remember that you had higher states of mind, but that won't necessarily get you there. It might even make things painful. Frederick Lenz nice mind mean The inner aspects of reincarnation have to do with where you put your mind. The more expansive state of mind you enter into, the less suffering there is. Frederick Lenz reincarnation suffering mind Reincarnation is the evolution of spirit through matter. Over thousands and millions of lifetimes, the soul evolves. It comes into the light. The growth is slow. Frederick Lenz growth light soul You are no different in this lifetime than you were in your last lifetime. This lifetime is simply a continuation of your last lifetime. Frederick Lenz lasts different lifetime Many practitioners think there is some giant balance scale, where someone is keeping track, like Santa Claus, and that will determine your allotment of presents. That's a very exoteric understanding of reincarnation. Frederick Lenz track understanding thinking To think you can just go out and help people and somehow get a better life is not reincarnation as I know it. A better life comes from being happy and inner realizations. Now if helping others adds to that, well then, it's great. Frederick Lenz helping-others people thinking Reincarnation is not what a lot of people think. Yes, we are eternal. No, everyone does not attain enlightenment; it's not necessary; life is smarter than we are. Frederick Lenz enlightenment people thinking As spirits we have always existed in a generalized form, since we are all part of the universe. As individual spirits, we have existed for a timeless time. Frederick Lenz reincarnation individual spirit Reincarnation is the journey of hope because in each lifetime we move forward to place a better than our last lifetime, a place within ourselves. Frederick Lenz lasts journey moving Through incarnations, some beings do go down. That is to say, they forget. The soul falls into an eclipse of itself and there is a downward progression for a time. Frederick Lenz soul forget fall
