Only alone can you go into eternity. Only alone can you feel the transcendental light. It is not a shared experience because if it is shared, you are down in duality. Frederick Lenz More Quotes by Frederick Lenz More Quotes From Frederick Lenz In the dead world of the Western mind all that is seen are shades of gray. There's a cloud over every experience. There's no possibility of divine incarnation, divine intervention, let alone that one's self in every moment is divine. Frederick Lenz buddhism self clouds Philosophers are all caught up in their philosophies. That's their house of cards. Religious leaders are caught up in their religious movements to the point where they forget about freedom. Everybody's got their drama going. Frederick Lenz religious drama philosophy The planet earth is a sub-world, way below what's average, because if an enlightened being walked through New York City today, no one would see him or her. They wouldn't see the glow. Frederick Lenz buddhism new-york average What we see in this world is a gross abnormality. The human consciousness fails to perceive the very simple, divine nature of every atom in every moment. Frederick Lenz buddhism simple humanity When we see a hero, on the one hand, we applaud them; on the other hand, there is something in a lot of people that wants to tear the hero down. Frederick Lenz buddhism hero hands It wasn't until after living in California for many years that I realized that you don't believe what anybody says, ever. Whatever they say, they're just making a movie - they just like the way they sound. Frederick Lenz buddhism believe years It doesn't pay to listen much to what human beings have to say in their evaluation of you, since they don't evaluate themselves very properly. Frederick Lenz buddhism humanity pay At every moment, you have the opportunity to crap out. The world will always tell you to play it safe and just be dead. Frederick Lenz buddhism play opportunity The aura of billions of people coats all experiences like a thick cloud of smog. Just to live on the earth is to live in that smog. Frederick Lenz buddhism clouds people The toxic residue of humanity - you have to guard yourself, guard that sensitivity even more heavily because otherwise you can pick up so many pollutants that you'll become more toxic. Frederick Lenz toxic buddhism humanity When you're around the aura of humanity in those cities, you can't feel anything. Frederick Lenz buddhism cities humanity Nature soothes us. Nature heals us, and something more, the woods are a place of power. Any woods that are still surviving on this planet, those are powerful areas to have kept themselves free from the encroachment of the industrial societies of our earth. Frederick Lenz buddhism powerful humanity A walk in the woods can reveal many things, and it is a good time to practice transcendentalism. Look at a tree and realize it's not just a tree, its roots may go into the ground but it may also go into other worlds, other eternities. Frederick Lenz other-worlds buddhism practice It is good to take a weekend and just you, or you and your dog, head out into the wilderness. Walk by yourself. Be by yourself. It will help you in your search for stillness and perfection. Frederick Lenz buddhism weekend dog Slow down. Enjoy life. It's tough to slow down if your mind is going a million miles a second. It's tough to slow down if you think what these people do here matters. Frederick Lenz buddhism people thinking You're looking for purity, something that just isn't all garbled, someplace where you can feel the earth again, where you can feel what the wind feels like, where you can see the stars at night, and actually, not just look at little dots in the sky, but feel an energy from them. Frederick Lenz buddhism stars night There is no point in being a responsible member of society, nor is there any point in being an irresponsible member of society. Both are very defined descriptions of selfhood Frederick Lenz responsible buddhism humanity With the frenzied pace in our own country, with the degenerating school system, with a crime rate that rises 30% a year, and with politicians that seem more interested in posturing than in governing, it has become more difficult, or should I say challenging, to achieve that inner symbiosis with life. Frederick Lenz buddhism country school You do have an effect on the universe. If you think positive thoughts, if you are happy and progressive, then that energy affects everyone on the whole planet, in subtle ways, perhaps, but it does. Frederick Lenz buddhism humanity thinking We feel crowded by other people; we feel crowded by social rules; we feel crowded by ourselves, mainly. Frederick Lenz buddhism humanity people
