Mysticism is an eclectic mixture of various forms of self-discovery that's primarily experimental. Frederick Lenz More Quotes by Frederick Lenz More Quotes From Frederick Lenz Most people abuse power. They use power to dominate others. They use power to destroy others. Ultimately when you do this, you lose it. Frederick Lenz abusebuddhismpeople Consider a very natural process, menstruation, and how the association has been created in which this process is dirty, degrading. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentwomendirty Some people get tired of continual perception of the finite universe. They feel the perception of the universe over and over in variant forms is kind of an unhappy condition, because it doesn't last. Frederick Lenz buddhismtiredwisdom Wisdom is to see the difference between nirvana and this world, this self-reflection that the mind creates. Frederick Lenz buddhismwisdomreflection The greatest miracle is the miracle of wakefulness, to awaken from the dream of life and to see infinity everywhere, even in the finite, in the simple doings of life. Frederick Lenz buddhismsimpledream If you are around a lot of human beings who are filled with jealousy and anger and rage and desire, it filters into the mind. Zen is writing a new program to run in the mind. Frederick Lenz mindwritingrunning Buddhism has existed forever, just like we have, and occasionally it's codified; it's put together into a system by someone who likes to codify. Frederick Lenz buddhistbuddhismforever Neither is detrimental, but the mystical kundalini is a bit more raucous. Frederick Lenz mysticalbitsbuddhism The abuse of power that seems to create the most unhappiness is when a person uses personal power to get ahead without regards to the welfare of others, or when power is used to go into the lower dimensional planes. Frederick Lenz welfareabusebuddhism Any individual is capable of realizing the truth at any time. No tradition is necessary, no chain, no lineage. Once you have realized the truth, once you have become consciousness itself, then you go beyond all such distinctions. Frederick Lenz lineagebuddhistbuddhism In no way can words convey the nagual. But they open up the possibility. They allow an admission on the island of the tonal. Frederick Lenz buddhismislandsway Those who seek liberation want to go beyond individualized perception. The essence of their being wants to dissolve back into the cosmos. Frederick Lenz cosmosperceptionessence The best thing that you can do to deal with these high speed times is to slow down, inwardly, to take a little more time for meditation, a little more time to enjoy your morning cup of coffee or tea, and to look around at the people in your life with a little more love. Frederick Lenz buddhismcoffeemorning Eve was blamed for the fall of man, and in return all women to come were to inheret her karmic responsibility for the so-called "fall of man". Their punishment was to experience pain in childbirth, and never be trusted by man or God again. Frederick Lenz womenpainfall The mind is like a computer. It runs programs. Most of the software has been poorly written. It is written in the language of fear. Frederick Lenz buddhismrunningscience The body comes and goes. This life, my friend, will come and go. It is a fleeting moment, an impulse in an eternal reality. Frederick Lenz fleetingbodyreality You are happiest when you are most humble. You are most miserable when you are egotistical. Frederick Lenz buddhismhumilityhumble You're much too hung up on all of your ideas and your desires. You still have not penetrated the essence of yoga. Frederick Lenz yogaessenceideas Turning the other cheek is not always the answer. In a certain situation on a certain day for a certain person, it's correct. Sometimes a good roundhouse kick on a certain day in a certain situation for a certain person is correct. Frederick Lenz christianityanswerssometimes Self-honesty is not putting yourself down or feeling sorry for yourself. Self-honesty is looking at things as they are and then being compelled to make changes. Frederick Lenz honestyselfsorry
