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I am a teacher because teaching allows me to observe the universe at work, that moment when wakefulness suddenly occurs.

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Work
Allows
Buddhism
Suddenly
Teaching
Teacher
Wakefulness
Moment
Rama
Universe
Occurs
Moments
Observe

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Inside you is eternity. A human being is not so simple. We're told that we're Ted or Sally or Willie or whatever and that we grow up and have experiences. That has nothing to do with what life is. You are eternity.
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An imbalanced association is when one or both parties become abusive and takes unfair advantage, tries to block another's enlightenment or success.
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My teacher knew that I always had a girlfriend. For some reason, he never said anything to me about it.
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The most noble of all pursuits is to be enlightened, to know truth, to have knowledge and yet be beyond even truth and knowledge, to be God.
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Get in touch with nature. The stillness of nature is profound and yet subtle.
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