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We want to see the universe in its absolute, pure, naked, perfection. We want to know its wonder. We want to know the totality of ourselves. That's done in steps and degrees and not in one day.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Wonder
Mysticism
Universe
Absolutes
Done
Absolute
Naked
Degrees
Perfection
Pure
Steps
Totality

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Never expect anything from a particular meditation. Once you have gotten started, different methods get you into the stream, let the meditation take you wherever it would like to.
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She'll find rapid deterioration, which is particularly noticeable in the skin.This is the sign that the subtle physcial is aging.
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The planes of consciousness are correlated to what we call the chakras, which are located along the shushumna.
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When you manipulate others your attention level drops and you become prey, for you have dropped to the plane of manipulation.
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There is no life and there is no death. Life and death are moving shadows cast upon the ground by clouds that sweep across the sky.
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The island of the tonal, the way we see life, is there so we can get through our life. It was never intended to become a dictator that would usurp all other views of the world and banish them.
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Life should be continually brighter. We are continually seeking our own innocence. We want to recapture it for eternity. It's in there, but we lose touch with it.
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The wisdom of samadhi is quite different. Higher level wisdom cannot be written down. It cannot be spoken. True wisdom is the knowledge of the universe that is beyond physical expression.
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Humility means coming to the root of the matter, honestly looking at yourself and saying: This is me for better or for worse.
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Gain control of the emotions. Be the helmsperson and not blown around by the winds of emotion. While there will be winds, you can navigate them or even use them to expedite your journey.
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It is is easy to smile. It is an act of self-giving. When you smile you are at your best and you give that best to others.
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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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One or two of my friends set longevity records for people who had AIDS. What they did, incredibly hard though it was, was to practice meditation, positive thinking and they worked out physically quite a bit.
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The work that most people do in the world tends to deaden them, deadens their mind, uses up their energy and they get a paycheck and old age and not much energy. You get the check and they get your energy. That energy is translated into corporate dollars.
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When I play sports, when I dance, when I teach mysticism, I cannot explain, even to myself, how I do what I do.
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Buddhism is the study of changing who we are, modifying or perhaps totally restructuring ourselves as perceivers.
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Self-realization is a strange term. You don't actually realize your 'self'. If anything, you go away. The caterpillar enters the cocoon of meditation: A butterfly emerges - metamorphosis.
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Computer science is the most misunderstood field there is. You are being paid to solve puzzles. For a person who has practiced meditation in past lives, that is the way your mind works.
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If someone else is supposed to be in your life, they will be in your life - you can't stop them from coming if its the will of eternity.
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The avoidance of that which causes you pain does not produce enlightenment. It produces avoidance. Religion is the avoidance of pain and suffering.
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