There is a dharma for yourself, for someone else, for a family, for a nation, for a universe. There are collective and individual dharmas. Frederick Lenz More Quotes by Frederick Lenz More Quotes From Frederick Lenz The secret teaching was the bodhisattva ideal, to live for others, for the welfare of all beings. That's enlightenment, not some flashy state of luminosity. Frederick Lenz compassionteachingsecret As a monk you have a responsibility to meditate many hours a day. Not just to sit there but to think of the ten thousand radiances. Frederick Lenz buddhistbuddhismresponsibility I recommend computer science to people who practice meditation. The mental structures that are used in computer science are very similar exercises done in Buddhist monasteries. Frederick Lenz buddhistbuddhismsuccess To the great pharaohs it mattered a great deal to bury their treasures in the pyramids, which they thought they would bring to the other worlds. But obviously it doesn't matter to them now. They went, the goods stayed. Frederick Lenz other-worldspyramidsmatter You are complete. Completion has taken place in you eons ago. Accept yourself. Enjoy yourself. This time will never be again, so fulfill the moment with your own self-joy. Frederick Lenz buddhismtakenhappiness The knowledge of reincarnation assures us that life is worth living. Life is not a one-shot deal. It is forever. Frederick Lenz live-lifelife-isforever The abuse of power takes happiness away. Frederick Lenz abuse-of-powerabusebuddhism Take a couple of days by yourself and rent a nice cabin in some nice, happy place. Stay a day or two and meditate and take walks in areas that feel good to you. Find out who you are again. Remember. Frederick Lenz nicecouplenature Humility doesn't mean hiding in the corner and pretending you are not strong. Humility means to be what you are. Frederick Lenz stronghumilitymean Humility accepts that God places us in the right place at every single moment, not a moment to soon and not a moment too late. Frederick Lenz single-mombuddhismhumility Men fearing their innate power, pushed woman back into slavery. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentslaverywomen I love people who make mistakes. That's why I'm in the teaching business. I love people who make mistakes because I enjoy watching them learn and helping them, assisting them. I find it a beautiful process. Frederick Lenz teachingmistakebeautiful The power that enables us to transform our awareness is the release of kundalini. All yoga, either directly or indirectly, all Buddhism, relates to the release of the kundalini energy. Frederick Lenz buddhismyogaenergy As the years progressed, my spiritual evolution seemed to increase in speed. I stepped outside this world, the selves reordered. The combination, the aggregate of beings that I was, dissolved in the white light of eternity. Frederick Lenz spiritualwhiteyears Someone who really wants to discover themselves has to be particularly careful about the use and abuse of power. But even your average human being just passing through another life has to be careful. Frederick Lenz abusebuddhismaverage As the kundalini energy increases, as the energy of the psyche becomes more pronounced, which it does as thought becomes eclipsed by silence, all the variant mind states burn away. Frederick Lenz buddhismsilencemind None of this is real. All of this is an illusion and your acceptance of that fact is the beginning of the pathway to self-knowledge. Frederick Lenz realacceptanceself Nobody can make you happy but yourself. Things occupy us, people occupy us, but they don't make us happy. If we are honest, what makes us happy is to experience spirit. Frederick Lenz buddhismhappinesspeople Learn to be happy in any and all circumstances, whether you're experiencing pleasure or pain, whether there's loss or gain, whether the world loves you or hates you. Learn to be happy. Frederick Lenz painhatehappiness One day the play ends and the screen goes blank. There is nothing. Everything returns to its original formlessness - and then another dream begins. Frederick Lenz one-daydreamplay
