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Zen is a very fast path to enlightenment, fast in comparison to some other paths, not fast for the person who practices it. There is no sense of speed.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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The thousand petal lotus of light, the crown center, really does not become operative until one is on the verge of enlightenment itself. Then you really don't have to meditate on it. The thousand petals gradually light up.
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What can be the dharma at one point in your life can totally reverse itself, and suddenly you might be doing something the opposite or something very new, something you never considered.
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As we hate ourselves less, we tend to hate other people less too.
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Tantric Zen is the exploration of everything, since everything is a part of enlightenment.
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Up until now, women have depended completely upon men for their survival. You're dealing with thousands of years of history, where sexual slavery was the condition. While suddenly the laws may change, to some extent, the conditioning doesn't go away that fast.
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What these people do here is obviously not working. They sit in their commuter traffic hour after hour. They make the earth a toxic waste dump.
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Enlightenment occurs when your mind merges with nirvana, with what Tibetans call the Dharmakaya, the clear light of reality, which is the highest plane of transcendental wisdom and perfect understanding.
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Each of the ten thousand states of mind presents you with a different view of essence and experience.
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Don't try to hold people to you, don't try to push them away. Let life do everything for you. This is the proper attitude on the path of love.
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Your soul wants experience. It wants the world. You're a human - and your eternal. The two are the same.
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Men fearing their innate power, pushed woman back into slavery.
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When you admire others, you become one with them and the world loves you.
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The word Guru, as it is used in the contemporary American scene, is someone who takes all your money and tells you what to do with your life. You assume no responsibility. A lot of people want that free ride.
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If we really reflect and discriminate, we'll find that all things are created by our perception, that all states exist within the mind.
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Samadhi is the highest octave spiritual light. Not the best, but the highest octave.
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In deep meditation, all of the things that we call life, all of the combinations of experiences, fall away.
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Christ didn't have to. Buddha didn't have to. They came back to teach. They came back to die, to suffer, when it was no longer necessary for them to do so.
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In the esoteric teachings, a transference process takes place between teacher and student where knowledge is actually transmitted from one to the other. This requires that the student be receptive.
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