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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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“The mind is like a computer. It runs programs. Most of the software has been poorly written. It is written in the language of fear.”

Mind Has Beens Running Science Language Written Buddhism Computer Program Software

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Many aspects of life cannot be explained through logic or reason. The reasoning part of the mind simply doesn't have the capacity to understand the many whys and how's of being and non-being.”

Mind Reason Science Buddhism Capacity Aspect Logic Reasoning Aspects Of Life

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Metaphysics is the study of how to shift the self. How to get outside the self-reflection and to just gaze with awe and wonder at the countless universes, the countless celestial radiances of mind, of life, of enlightenment, nirvana, or God, whatever you want to call it.”

Want Mind Self Science Universe Wonder Study Buddhism Enlightenment Reflection Awe Metaphysics Self Reflection Celestial Radiance Awe And Wonder

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“Most people are operating out of repetition. If you come to work or school each day with the same mind-state, you probably can't get more out of it than you did yesterday.”

People Ifs Mind States School Success Careers Buddhism Yesterday Each Day Repetition

Author:Frederick Lenz

“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.”

People World Mind Use Age Success Energy Careers Buddhism Dollars Checks Old Age Corporate Paychecks

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“There are some careers that will develop your mind more than others. In the study of enlightenment, it is most important to develop your mind and your body.”

Mind Important Body Success Careers Study Buddhism Enlightenment Your Body

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Pick a profession that will give you enough money to give you economic freedom. It is nice to pick a career that really taxes your mind. Use your mind in new and creative ways. You will find that your mind will develop and become stronger.”

Way Giving Mind Enough Use Success Careers Creative Nice Economic Buddhism Taxes Picks Stronger Profession Economic Freedom

Author:Frederick Lenz

“If you seek to develop the mind fully, for the enlightenment process, you will benefit if your career is related to computer science, law, medicine, or the arts.”

Ifs Mind Art Success Law Process Careers Buddhism Benefits Computer Enlightenment Medicine Related Computer Science

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Having the competitive edge to be able to succeed is having control of your time, life and mind.”

Mind Able Success Careers Buddhism Succeed Edges

Author:Frederick Lenz

“If you decide that you are a winner, and if you hold that image in your mind strongly enough, you will become a winner.”

Ifs Mind Enough Success Careers Buddhism Winner

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“Success will come about because you are in a higher state of mind. If you create good karma, then you will go into higher states of mind.”

Ifs Mind States Success Careers Buddhism Higher Karma State Of Mind Good Karma

Author:Frederick Lenz

“When you hold positive thoughts and images in your mind, you raise your power level and you create a vibratory energy around those thoughts - those thoughts are more likely to manifest.”

Mind Success Energy Levels Careers Buddhism Raises Manifest Positive Thoughts

Author:Frederick Lenz

“I recommend, for many people, the study of computer science. Our natural resource in America is the mind. The mindset in computer science is very similar to the mindset in Zen.”

People Mind America Science Natural Study Computer Resources Mindset Natural Resources Computer Science

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Computer science is fascinating. As you study computer science, you will find that you develop your mind. It is literally like doing Buddhist exercises all day long.”

Mind Long Science Study Exercise Computer Buddhist Fascinating Computer Science

Author:Frederick Lenz

“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.”

Way Mind Persons Past Science Meditation Fields Computer Paid Solve Puzzles Misunderstood Computer Science Past Life

Author:Frederick Lenz

“In Buddhist practice a great deal of time is spent practicing mandala meditation. You learn to visualize and hold simultaneous concepts in the mind during meditation.”

Mind Science Deals Practice Meditation Computer Concepts Buddhist Computer Science Simultaneous

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Programming will aid a person in developing their mind and will aid their meditation. I find that people who have pursued programming are doing much better in their meditation.”

People Mind Persons Science Meditation Computer Aids Developing Programming Pursued Computer Science

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Software is a reflection of our own mind. And as our software improves it will not only take on the patterns of our minds more closely, but it will also pick up the energy of our minds; in other words, I think that software is alive.”

Thinking Mind Science Energy Alive Computer Picks Reflection Patterns Software Computer Science

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Artificial Intelligence is creating a mind, hopefully as pure a mind as possible, for a computer.”

Mind Science Pure Computer Creating Hopefully Artificial Intelligence Artificial Computer Science

Author:Frederick Lenz

“It is my belief that one of the most exciting things about the World Wide Web is that they allow minds, as Spock might say, to meld. The transfer of consciousness through a variety of mediums is nothing new.”

World Mind Might Science Belief Consciousness Computer Exciting Wide Mediums Variety Transfers Computer Science Nothing New Exciting Things World Wide Web

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Your ability to use mind whatever way you choose is outrageous. Much will depend upon how intensely you approach the study and the state of mind in which you begin.”

Way Mind States Use Ability Study Depends Approach Mysticism State Of Mind You Choose Outrageous

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Mysteries are not riddles. Mysteries are places to go with your mind. You go into mysteries.”

Mind Mystery Mysticism Riddle Places To Go

Author:Frederick Lenz

“All physical and nonphysical things have another side, a side that is not visible to the senses or accessible to the reasoning mind, a side that can only be known and experienced intuitively by emptying one's own mind of thoughts.”

Mind Sides Known Senses Reasoning Visible Mysticism

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

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

“When you look at a couch you don't really see the couch. You see the couch as perceived by a state of mind.”

Mind Looks States Mysticism State Of Mind Couches

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Things that are impossible - are everyday experiences when you live in advanced states of mind. You live in a world of constant miraculous awareness.”

World Mind States Impossible Awareness Constant Everyday Mysticism State Of Mind Miraculous

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The skeptics who say it can't be done are simply in extremely limited states of mind. They can't even perceive the possibility of anybody doing something that they can't do.”

Mind States Done Possibility Perceive Mysticism State Of Mind Skeptic

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The other side is beyond knowing. You cannot know what you experience on the other side, here. Wisdom is beyond the grasp of the conscious mind.”

Knows Mind Sides Knowing Conscious Mysticism Conscious Mind

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The types of thoughts that you think create a state of mind. The reason you think the thoughts you do results from your level of power.”

Thinking Mind States Reason Levels Results Type Mysticism State Of Mind Personal Power

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The December - January period is the strongest time of the year. It is an easy time to shift states of mind.”

Years Mind States Easy Periods Mysticism Strongest State Of Mind December January Gaining Power

Author:Frederick Lenz

“A teacher will alter the balance of power by actually lifting a person into other states of mind. In those states of mind the teaching will take place in non-verbal ways through direct experience.”

Way Mind Persons States Teacher Teaching Balance Direct Mysticism State Of Mind Lifting Balance Of Power Gaining Power

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Everything starts within your own mind. The physical choices you make, drain your power or give you power. If your power is low, then you stay in lower levels of mind and you don't see opportunities.”

Ifs Giving Mind Choices Opportunity Levels Losing Lows Mysticism Drains Choices You Make Losing Power

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Most power is lost in one's own mind by thinking negative thoughts, by worrying about the future, by focusing on the past, as opposed to thinking positive, strong, and happy thoughts.”

Thinking Mind Past Lost Strong Worry Losing Negative Mysticism Negative Thoughts Think Positive Losing Power Happy Thoughts Thinking Negative

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Drinking alcohol takes you into a lower state of mind. If you drink a lot of it, things get very fuzzy and they are not very sharp or defined. This brings you into a lower state of attention.”

Ifs Mind States Attention Drink Losing Drinking Alcohol Defined Mysticism State Of Mind Drinking Alcohol Fuzzy Losing Power

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Fear is just an idea in the mind that limits you. You cannot become enlightened if you are afraid, nor can you become happy.”

Ifs Mind Ideas Limits Losing Enlightened Mysticism Losing Power

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Pain and suffering only occur in temporal time. They don't occur in the world of forever. They only occur in limited transient time, which is a state of mind.”

World Mind States Pain Suffering Forever Losing Mysticism State Of Mind Transient Pain And Suffering Losing Power

Author:Frederick Lenz

“You need to shelter yourself from the abrasive forces of life that drain you and keep you in a lower state of mind.”

Needs Mind States Force Losing Mysticism State Of Mind Shelter Drains Losing Power

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“The person of power uses their power to open up their mind to higher levels all the time, which creates tremendous happiness.”

Mind Persons Use Levels Buddhism Higher Higher Level

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The bully on the block who beats up somebody doesn't become more powerful. All they do is walk around inside their own mind with an inflated ego.”

Mind Walks Powerful Buddhism Ego Beats Block Bully Inflated Ego

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Jealousy, anger, fear - these are ridiculous emotions that drain your power. You need to control them by being content, trusting that life knows what is best, accepting with an even mind whatever is presented to you.”

Knows Needs Mind Emotion Accepting Buddhism Ridiculous Drains Being Content

Author:Frederick Lenz

“When you go into the other worlds, when you go into the luminous dimensions, it's very different than here. You really have to have your act wired. You have to be very strong. Your mind has to be in the right shape. Otherwise, when you get out there, what you will see will drive you mad.”

World Mind Different Strong Buddhism Shapes Mad Dimensions Very Strong Other Worlds Luminous

Author:Frederick Lenz

“If you go too far, it'll blow your mind. I mean it's strong out there. If you go out too far beyond the bounds of attention, there are things in the universe, in the universes of mind, in the inner worlds, it's best sometimes not to deal with unless you're very, very far along.”

Ifs World Mind Mean Sometimes Universe Strong Deals Attention Buddhism Bounds Blow Inner World

Author:Frederick Lenz

“I suggest that you do not get involved in channeling, tapping into spirits not physically present. Your own mind has the ability to properly reflect and determine what is correct and what is not.”

Mind Spirit Ability Buddhism Involved Determine Get Involved Channeling Tapping

Author:Frederick Lenz

“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.”

Mind Feelings Body Healing Special Planets Buddhism Connections Get Back Renewal Our Planet Special Places Mind Body Mind Body Connection

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The deeper side of the study occurs on levels of attention your mind is not aware of, but that your superconscious mind is - what don Juan calls the nagual.”

Mind Sides Levels Attention Study Buddhism Deeper Don Juan Juan

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Nirvana is the center of things; then there are the outer bandings of attention. The universe is a mind. At the center of its mind is nirvana.”

Mind Suffering Universe Attention Buddhism

Author:Frederick Lenz

“When your mind is flooded with the pure light of nirvana, which is happiness itself, you will be delighted with whatever occurs to you.”

Mind Light Suffering Buddhism Pure Delighted

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

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

“There are some beings who reach a point where they no longer want to move through the ten thousand states of mind. There is something else. It is beyond subject and object. That is nirvana.”

Want Mind States Moving Suffering Subjects Objects Buddhism Thousand Ten State Of Mind

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Beyond all of this is something else, perfection; not just as an ideation, but as a living reality. Even though it may just be an idea for you, hold that idea in your mind.”

Mind May Ideas Reality Suffering Buddhism Perfection Ideation Living Reality

Author:Frederick Lenz

“We are all incarnate Buddhas. We just have not realized it deeply. We have not moved the mind - what our friend Don Juan calls the assemblage point.”

Mind Suffering Buddhism Moved Don Juan Juan Assemblage

Author:Frederick Lenz

“By fully focusing your mind on your chakras, stilling your thoughts, and increasing your kundalini flow, you can rise above your body consciousness and unite your mind with the clear light of nirvana.”

Mind Body Light Consciousness Clear Meditation Buddhism Flow Your Body Rise Above Chakra Chakra Meditation

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

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

About the Author

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

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