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In order to go beyond ideas to direct realization, it's essential to have a great deal of purity.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Ideas
Buddhism
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Eternity, I don't know what's right or wrong, good or bad. I may be doing what's right or I may be deceiving myself. So instead, what I'm going to do is give my life to you.
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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.
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Get your emotions under control and your life under control. Work really hard and don't make a big deal out of yourself. Have humility. Believe in yourself. Don't get a fanatical fixation on a teacher.
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The absorption in nirvana is all that matters. All the strategies of your life are only there to empower you for your final assault on the impenetrable cliffs of forever.
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Obviously there is a lot more ecstasy in the spirit than in the flesh but the flesh has its moments!
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If you really have humility when you love, there is only one thought: What can I do for my beloved?
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Death is simply a change in perception. It is not an end to perception as a finite being.
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The bully on the block who beats up somebody doesn't become more powerful. All they do is walk around inside their own mind with an inflated ego.
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You can go to India and you can see gurus go into samadhi. But when they come out of samadhi, they're nasty. They're egocentric. They don't have a deep regard or understanding of what life is. It's just a little trick they can do, a one-trick pony.
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Those who seek liberation want to go beyond individualized perception. The essence of their being wants to dissolve back into the cosmos.
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If you really love, then you're willing to step outside of your own love to do that which is right.
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