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Frederick Lenz was an American author known for his profound understanding and unique insights into Zen Buddhism. His works blended Zen philosophy with modern life, resonating with readers worldwide.

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“You are going around on the wheel again and again. You go around and around from lifetime to lifetime. You never quite wake up. Enlightenment is waking up.”

Suffering Buddhism Enlightenment Wake Up Lifetime Wheels Waking Again And Again Never Quit

Author:Frederick Lenz

“At the beginning and the middle and the end of all things, there is only the perfection of enlightenment that is nirvana.”

Ends Suffering Middle Buddhism Enlightenment All Things Perfection

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Only the enlightened are consistently happy. Their happiness is not predicated upon the events and experiences that take place in this world. Instead it is based on the boundless inner energy they gain from their connection with the world of enlightenment.”

World Suffering Energy Events This World Buddhism Enlightenment Gains Connections Enlightened Consistently Boundless

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The attainment of enlightenment makes you happy forever. It frees you from the mental and emotional pains that human beings experience every day. You live in a condition of ecstasy, brightness and joy all of the time.”

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Book:Surfing the Himalayas: A Spiritual Adventure

Source: Surfing the Himalayas: A Spiritual Adventure

“Nirvana and enlightenment exist just on the other side of your sensory perceptions and your thoughts.”

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Book:Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap

Source: Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap

“Nirvana is a word that means enlightenment, being beyond the illusion of birth and death, the illusion of pain, the illusion of love, the illusion of time and life.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“There are two worlds, the world of desire and the world of enlightenment. The world of enlightenment doesn't go anywhere. It is endless, luminous perfection. The world of desire leads to more desire.”

World Two Desire Suffering Buddhism Enlightenment Perfection Endless Luminous Two Worlds

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Something in you wants to go beyond, wants to be free from this endless round of perception. Enlightenment is that.”

Want Suffering Buddhism Perception Enlightenment Rounds Endless

Author:Frederick Lenz

“If you are going to experience the ecstasy of enlightenment, it is not just going to be a phrase. You've got to work during meditation. So back to the navel center!”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“Enlightenment is to be outside the circle, the circle of death and rebirth. There is a circle inside you. If you meditate and focus on your third eye, you will see a circle of light.”

Ifs Light Eye Focus Meditation Buddhism Enlightenment Thirds Circles Rebirth Third Eye Chakra Meditation Death And Rebirth

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The essential premise of Buddhism is that there is enlightenment, there is nirvana. Beyond this world, beyond all worlds, there's something radiant, perfect and eternal.”

World Perfect This World Buddhism Essentials Eternal Enlightenment Buddhist Premises Cosmology Radiant

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Even though it's not perceivable to the mind or senses, it's there and enlightenment is absolute freedom.”

Mind Enlightenment Absolutes Senses Buddhist Cosmology Absolute Freedom

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“The Buddha gave his first talks, and three or four ascetics became his first disciples. They recognized his enlightenment.”

Firsts Three Four Enlightenment Buddhist Disciple Cosmology

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“Knowledge of the Enlightenment Cycle, of the ways that inner dimensions and nirvana work, lifts you far above the transient sorrows, pains, pleasures and joys that the unenlightened masses experience.”

Way Pain Joy Pleasure Sorrow Mass Enlightenment Buddhist Lifts Dimensions Cycles Cosmology Transient Pain Pleasure

Book:Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap

Source: Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap

“The pathway to enlightenment is beautiful. There are a lot of wonderful things that happen along the way. Win or lose, you just keep going, and it happens eventually.”

Way Happens Beautiful Winning Loses Wonderful Enlightenment Buddhist Keep Going Wonderful Things Pathways Cosmology Win Or Lose

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“Zen students see themselves as athletes. Their competitive sport is enlightenment; only with enlightenment do we compete.”

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“There is competition in Zen. Let's not be ridiculous. There is competition in everything in life; being a winner in Zen means, competing and winning in the world of enlightenment.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“What you focus on you become. So always focus on that which is highest, brightest, happiest and most noble of all things, enlightenment.”

Focus Buddhism Highest Enlightenment All Things Noble

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The anti-pleasure movement in self-discovery is very strong. I have big news for them, if they ever get to enlightenment, which is unlikely the way they're approaching it, they're going to find that enlightenment is very pleasurable.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“You're thinking that you shouldn't have sex because you're celibate. So you just keep thinking about sex instead of enlightenment.”

Thinking Sex Buddhism Enlightenment

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Tantric Zen is the exploration of everything, since everything is a part of enlightenment.”

Buddhism Enlightenment Exploration

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“Tantric Zen is the awareness of the infinitude of all things. To gain that awareness, to be it, is enlightenment.”

Awareness Buddhism Enlightenment Gains All Things

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Mantras have an important place in meditation. But the idea has become somewhat prevalent in the West, and in the East to some extent, that the simple repetition of a mantra will eventually cause enlightenment”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“Meditation is the pathway to enlightenment. Move the ego aside and be still, open, clear, bright and fully conscious.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“There's no risk in doing a lousy meditation or not meditating at all. There's no risk in being convenient and comfortable. There's a lot of risk in the world of enlightenment.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“Enlightenment comes through the feminine side of the being.”

Sides Enlightenment Taoism Feminine

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“The limitations that we can see of the sexual description of reality are very apparent. Very few men attain enlightenment, even fewer women.”

Men Reality Enlightenment Limitation Description Taoism Fewer

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Enlightenment is part of everything and so our minds have to be very big to encompass all things, to understand all things - To see the tao in a grape, the act of sexuality, meditation, work, play, taking a shower, brushing your teeth, being sick and hurting.”

Mind Play Bigs Hurt Meditation Enlightenment All Things Sick Sexuality Teeth Taoism Showers Tao Grapes Brushing Being Sick Work Play Brushing Your Teeth

Author:Frederick Lenz

About the Author

Born: February 9, 1950
Died: April 12, 1998
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Quotes: 4397

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