You'll find that you will be able to reorder the island of your tonal so that it's in good shape - logical, orderly, neat, and well-defined. Frederick Lenz More Quotes by Frederick Lenz More Quotes From Frederick Lenz What is incarnation? Incarnation is self-reflection. The universe that we are in is constructed, is a reflection of ourselves. We picked the dimension according to our self-reflection. Frederick Lenz dimensions reflection self There is no self. There is nobody home. No forwarding address, no zip code. Address unknown. Frederick Lenz addresses self home There is no such thing as reality. Reality is what you make it. Frederick Lenz nothingness reality Nirvana is something that cannot be known here. I know it seems incongruous, but it is only incongruous from the perspective of the dialectical consciousness of division, of time and space Frederick Lenz division perspective space So in the world of Enlightenment, things are just things, except they're not things. We're in nirvana. There is no debating team. Frederick Lenz enlightenment team world We label things through value systems that we have developed. But nothing is or is not unless we feel it is that way. We give ground to reality by creating it. Frederick Lenz creating giving reality Nirvana is a very exclusive club - no one is in it. Frederick Lenz exclusive nothingness clubs The life of meditation and religious study is absolutely no guarantee of peak moments. Most people involved in religious study and meditation are downright bored, and they're as stuck in what they do as everyone else is. Frederick Lenz bored religious people On the pathway that leads to enlightenment, only your heart can tell you what is right. Frederick Lenz pathways enlightenment heart Being on the path means we again meditate with joy. We deal with the suffering of life and the pain of existence without perfect enlightenment with a smile. Frederick Lenz pain perfect mean We could go to monasteries. I could show you people who are very wise and they have great willpower, but they're not happy. They lack balance. They take it all too seriously. Frederick Lenz balance wise people In Buddhism balance is the most difficult thing, because it is overlooked. Frederick Lenz intention buddhism balance Don't think of us as separate beings. Imagine that we are one body and it's been split into millions. When we sit in the mediation hall - that is unity Frederick Lenz unity body thinking You human beings think that yoga is in some way going to make everything you want to happen, work out. You are going to be able to avoid what you don't want. That is not yoga. That is desire and aversion. Frederick Lenz work-out yoga thinking Intentional suffering and the postponement of happiness is not yoga or Buddhism. It will not lead to a better incarnation. Frederick Lenz buddhism yoga suffering Don't create a plastic image of what it is to be spiritual and try to become it. You won't be capable of it and that will frustrate you. Even if you could do it, if it's not really what you're like, you'll be miserable. Frederick Lenz miserable spiritual trying Learn to accept the transitory nature of existence of the body and the mind; see eternity in everything, this world, the other worlds, and nirvana. Frederick Lenz other-worlds body mind In order not to lose your resolve and purpose, you need to unite with others of like mind and work with an advanced Teacher who is in touch with, and can transfer, knowledge and power. Frederick Lenz knowledge-and-power teacher order Your journey is to see how deeply you can interface your mind with infinity. That's the journey of a monk - to see. Frederick Lenz infinity journey mind Gaining energy is accomplished by meditating, by right actions, right thoughts, right deeds, by studying with a real teacher or by just studying the teachings, by creating happiness in your life, and by never giving up. Frederick Lenz giving-up real teacher