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 All the lives we ever lead are only dreams, these walking moments, that look so solid to you when you consider yourself awake, are just dreams. Frederick Lenz moments dream looks This is just one little lifetime in a succession of lifetimes. Frederick Lenz reincarnation lifetime littles What goes on in this one little lifetime is not so important as you might like to think it is because you're in it. When you can see the larger picture, it's just a tiny breath in a succession of breaths. Frederick Lenz important goes-on thinking Reincarnation is a hopeful understanding of life. It is an accurate understanding of life. In each lifetime we grow, develop and evolve. Frederick Lenz hopeful understanding lifetime Reincarnation is not something that occurs at death; it is something that takes place at every moment. Death and rebirth are occurring every second. Frederick Lenz reincarnation rebirth moments You can get so caught up in learning all about reincarnation, you can get so caught up in learning about structures, fascinating though they may be, that you're not free; you're just studying a different textbook. Frederick Lenz textbooks different may You can summon up power from past lives and bring them into this life. That can give you a boost into the next state of mind or further up. Frederick Lenz mind giving past When a person who has had highly evolved past lives is going through a strong past-life transit, that person comes to know things about life, death and other dimensions that most people in our world aren't aware of. Frederick Lenz our-world strong past There are future lives. It is not necessary to cram everything into this lifetime. You can enjoy this lifetime, go with the flow, and know it will lead you to a better life in your next incarnation. Frederick Lenz next flow lifetime Karmic progression implies that we are kind of alliterating steps to life. There's alliteration, a kind of rhythmic structure. Once we're in time and space, the variable structures are somewhat limited. Frederick Lenz variables space steps To try and fit reincarnation into a neat mental package is very unwise. You will be very surprised when you discover that it doesn't work out that way. Your illusions will be painful for you. Frederick Lenz work-out trying way What you gain in internal knowledge goes from one lifetime to another. It is not wasted. Unlike those stone edifices that will fade, your internal knowledge will stay with you from one incarnation to another. Frederick Lenz gains lifetime stones Reincarnation is the dissolution of the self. It's like going swimming in the ocean, no one ever comes out, because one has become the ocean. Frederick Lenz swimming ocean self The essence of Buddhism is simply that the mind is forever. We are always experiencing different states of mind in one form or another, in one body or another, in one life or another, forever. Frederick Lenz buddhism essence forever For every action there is a reaction. Karma can be examined within the structure of an hour, a year, a lifetime, a thousand lifetimes. Frederick Lenz karma action years What is gone before is gone. All you have now are the results of your actions. Frederick Lenz karma gone action Karma has always existed, as have you, I, and all things in this wonderful universe. Frederick Lenz karma all-things wonderful The karma of immediate availability is the condition of your awareness field. The karma of potentiality is what is stored inside you from your past lives. Frederick Lenz availability karma past What you have done causes things to happen. Your situation in life now has been caused, is predicated upon, your previous actions. That is karma. Frederick Lenz situations-in-life karma done Karma is simply the law of cause and effect in action. All moments and occurrences are caused by other moments and occurrences that preceded them in an endless, causal chain. Frederick Lenz karma causes law
