There is a difference between willing and forcing. Willing something simply means you are not being lazy. Forcing something means you are trying to do something inappropriate or in an inappropriate way. Frederick Lenz More Quotes by Frederick Lenz More Quotes From Frederick Lenz Most human beings are completely out of touch with their spiritual nature and with the inner dimensions that exist within themselves. They don't realize each person has a soul, an inner core of light and intelligence as vast as the ten thousand worlds, whose inner nature is emptiness, ecstasy and happiness. Frederick Lenz buddhism spiritual inspirational Your whole life is inside your mind. Your mind is the prism that refracts the entire universe. Everything around you and within you comes from your mind. Frederick Lenz buddhism mind inspirational You must constantly strive to enlarge your awareness. Naturally, if you do, you will have an uncommonly fine and happy life. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational happy-life You don't always have to be the winner, have everybody notice you. It's fun to dance alone sometimes. Frederick Lenz buddhism fun inspirational As a human being you are capable of a higher level of perception than you may now be cognizant of. You are not really who you think you are. There are many selves inside you, not just one. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational thinking You need something. Not just to get through the day, but to get through the incarnation. You need to find that power, that perfect unity. Frederick Lenz buddhism perfect inspirational There is a definite way to do this. There is a training program that you will go through and it's delightful. It's absolutely beautiful. Frederick Lenz buddhism beautiful inspirational Take the level of dedication that anyone had to get to the top in any field, and apply it to self-discovery. Except that when you get to the top of anything else, it washes away. You will die. The only thing that stays with you forever is your awareness. Frederick Lenz dedication buddhism inspirational The world won't necessarily change but your understanding of it will, and therefore the world will change. Your attention will no longer be confined to the physical body and the physical world. Frederick Lenz buddhism understanding inspirational In the beginning what is necessary is to feel that there is something worthwhile to be attained otherwise we won't do it. Frederick Lenz worthwhile buddhism inspirational There is no end and there is no beginning. There is only eternity. Eternity can be warm. eternity can be cold and ruthless. Frederick Lenz cold buddhism inspirational You have to become a master or mistress of your mind. Frederick Lenz buddhism mind inspirational You can go through hundreds of lifetimes in one, and it all starts with daily meditation practice. Frederick Lenz meditation-practice buddhism inspirational If you meditate deeply several times a day you will transform and change. You will find that you don't have to inspire yourself to do what is right because you have become what is right. Frederick Lenz buddhism inspirational inspire Experience is a great teacher. You will have to go through the trials and tribulations and the ecstasies and abandoned moments of wonderfulness that all of us did on the way to enlightenment. Frederick Lenz buddhism teacher inspirational People on the pathway to enlightenment become very successful in whatever they approach, because they have learned to discipline the mind. Frederick Lenz buddhism successful inspirational There are different pathways - be it Zen, tantra, karma yoga, or jnana yoga. Different ways have been devised to do the same thing for different types of people according to their temperament. Frederick Lenz karma yoga inspirational We live in a world that is dominated by war, hate, violence and suspicion. Those are the things that come naturally in this world. So you have to will something else. Frederick Lenz hate inspirational war If you learn to lead your life strategically and strongly, you can overcome the opposition. But running away, you never overcome anything. The pathway to enlightenment is for the warrior, the samurai. Frederick Lenz buddhism running inspirational You might have a warrior spirit in there somewhere, and it's just waiting for the opportunity to come out. If you do, you might be a candidate for the pathway to enlightenment. Frederick Lenz warrior buddhism inspirational