Quote

We must control the tendencies within our being that are destructive, when we want to slam somebody else, hurt them, injure them, or push them out of the way. A reverence for life needs to be developed, in which all things are sacred.

Frederick Lenz

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Hurt
Buddhist
Within
Developed
Else
Destructive
Must
Push
Injure
Needs
Buddhism
Etiquette
Way
Sacred
Slam
Things
Somebody
Reverence
Life
Control
Tendencies

More quotes by Frederick Lenz

Image
You see, that's the fun of Buddhism. We do have a wild card in the deck that can't be explained, that changes value continuously, and that's enlightenment.
Frederick Lenz
Image
If you seek the realms of light, the best thing to do is to meditate with love and the gentle aliveness. Meditation should not be forced.
Frederick Lenz
Image
Every day work on your humility through your meditation, giving more of yourself, giving those things you don't want to give.
Frederick Lenz
Image
At the umbilical region we actually network with people. Picture that you are cutting those cords to everyone you know. It doesn't mean you don't love them you are just cutting down on the negative energy pickup from people.
Frederick Lenz
Image
If I had my choice I'd hang out anywhere. I mean, it doesn't matter. It's all God it's all the same. There's only nirvana for the enlightened.
Frederick Lenz
Image
If you have a boring, insipid, mouse-like life where you're just afraid to be or do anything, then you don't bring much into your next life. You don't bring much power.
Frederick Lenz
Image
The outer form of Buddhism, of practice, is etiquette - a series of ways to live intelligently that keep you alive, awake and happy, wakeful.
Frederick Lenz
Image
Don't preach about meditation.
Frederick Lenz
Image
The more advanced the teacher, the better for you. The fifth degree black belt is so expert that they will understand that you're a beginner and throw you perfectly so that no harm will befall you.
Frederick Lenz
Image
There is a power in the land in Concord, in Lincoln, in the western Boston suburbs. There's an inter-dimensional vortex that opens in a variety of places in this area, which leads one to a transcendental reality.
Frederick Lenz
Image
In order to create heat, you have to have something to burn. So what we do in yoga is, we burn ourselves up to create light.
Frederick Lenz
Image
Wisdom is seeing that there are templates in the universe that you can follow. They will show you what to do and what not to do. In order to see them you have to make your mind very quiet, very still.
Frederick Lenz
Image
All success in sports and athletics, from the Zen point of view, comes from the mind. No matter what kind of shape your body is in, there is disharmony in the being.
Frederick Lenz
Image
The ultimate intelligence of all things is your essence. Your mind is the universe. Your body is all things.
Frederick Lenz
Image
By disciplining and training the mind to focus on one thing, we gain control of perception we learn to grab it and put it someplace we want it to be.
Frederick Lenz
Image
Enlightenment is the culmination of self-knowledge, pure unadulterated knowledge. Not knowledge you can get from reading a book, it comes from perfecting your awareness, your mind.
Frederick Lenz
Image
To become wise, meditate on the third eye, between the eyebrows and a little bit above. Focus on that spot, the Agni chakra.
Frederick Lenz
Image
The real problem is not increasing your energy. The problem is losing it. If you stop the loss and you simply meditate, you will have more than enough energy. You will learn to live strategically.
Frederick Lenz
Image
There are special places on our planet, places of power, healing and renewal, places where the mind-body connection is enhanced and that enable us to get back in touch with our deepest innermost feelings.
Frederick Lenz
Image
How do you end a meditation session? It's nice to chant a mantra again. Maybe repeat it a few times. It seals the meditation. Do your best and then just give it to eternity.
Frederick Lenz