When most people see a tree, they don't see a tree at all. They see an idea that they have developed of what a tree is. Frederick Lenz More Quotes by Frederick Lenz More Quotes From Frederick Lenz You don't know why, but you know you have to go home. It's an eternal longing. It's Marvell's drop of dew wanting to go back to the sky. We're drawn by a force we don't understand, through worlds, through experience. Frederick Lenz sufferinghomesky No lifetime is a loss if you've leaned something, because that learning stays with you. There is no such thing as a wasted life, if you have learned. Frederick Lenz buddhismlossinspirational The ecstasy and completion of absorption in God is so fantastic that you can't possibly have lost anything because all the things you've always loved and always experienced came forth from there and exist there and are always there. Frederick Lenz fantasticgodlost In Buddhism we have a great deal of etiquette. Etiquette is simply ways of living to conserve energy. Etiquette allows people to live in harmony with their environment. Frederick Lenz buddhistbuddhismpeople In the Upanishads they talk about the path of the sun and the path of the moon. The path of the moon is rebirth. The path of the sun leads to self-knowledge, from which there is no return. Frederick Lenz moonselfpath Children are wise in a funny kind of way. They haven't developed so many vested interests of self. There is a wisdom, a lack of self-consciousness, that is innocence. Frederick Lenz wisdomwisechildren If you wish to cultivate humility, then you should associate with those who are humble. Frederick Lenz buddhismhumilityhumble If you are able to stop feeling sorry for yourself, and to contribute to the betterment of this world and of those around us, you will experience a high that is beyond my ability to express. Frederick Lenz buddhismsorryinspirational People always say, 'A good man is hard to find.' You've never heard that about women, have you? Frederick Lenz good-manwomenpeople Love is self-realization. Love is liberation. The only way beyond time, to unravel the knot of existence, is to love. Frederick Lenz buddhismlove-ishappiness Women vibrate at a slightly different rate that passes kundalini very easily. It is problematic though, because a woman also picks up negative energy, it affects her more. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentwomenenergy Beyond this world and beyond all other worlds there is an all-perfect light. It is pure intelligence, ecstasy, peace and happiness. It is the light that shines beyond darkness, time, space and dimensionality. Frederick Lenz other-worldsspacelight What matters is that they are curious about life, energy, truth, and themselves and that they haven't sold out to the establishment powers that tell us what to think, what to wear, how to behave, what to believe in and what goes beyond the line of rational and irrational thought. Frederick Lenz buddhismbelievethinking You can get stuck in being wise. You can get stuck in having a developed will. It is very hard to get stuck in being happy. It is too lucid a state of mind. Frederick Lenz buddhismwisemind Who do you suppose invented computers? Speaking in terms relevant to you, in terms of earth history, let alone other worldly history, the computer, of course, came from Atlantis. Frederick Lenz atlantiscomputerearth A life that most people will never even know about can be yours in this study, but only if you approach it with equanimity, poise, grace, balance, and professionalism. Frederick Lenz buddhisminspirationalpeople The reason you study with a teacher is primarily for the empowerments, for someone who is enlightened to transfer power to you. What is most important is that the student uses that power intelligently and wisely. Frederick Lenz empowermentimportantteacher When someone compliments you, listen, but don't believe it. Praise or blame are immaterial. You know what you are. Frederick Lenz buddhismhumilitybelieve What does God really look like stripped naked? That's the province of enlightenment...the formless, perfect face of existence. Frederick Lenz enlightenmentgodperfect The real test on the path of love is are you willing to give up everything for your love? Frederick Lenz giving-upyogareal
