“To simply see a teacher to gain power is a mistake. You'll gain the power, but with the current mindset that you have you'll probably create more unhappiness for yourself than happiness.” MistakeTeacherBuddhismGainsCurrentsMindsetUnhappinessRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“Many spiritual teachers have done this. They have disbanded their whole community because everyone got angry. The karma, at a certain point, has to go back to the person; it's intensified and hurts them spiritually.” PersonsDoneWholeSpiritualCertainCommunityHurtTeacherBuddhismAngryKarmaRamaSpiritual TeachersDisbanded Author:Frederick Lenz
“We see an enlightened teacher to gain a sense of humor, to learn balance and proportion and of course to learn wisdom.” CoursesTeacherBuddhismBalanceGainsProportionEnlightenedSense Of HumorRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“You only find your Teacher once in many lifetimes. Never be afraid to see them and meditate with them. Your Teacher always understands and always forgives.” TeacherBuddhismForgivingLifetimeRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“As a dialectical teacher, I have had many lives where I have taught Zen and Tibetan Buddhism and mysticism. I teach in many different modalites. But the theme that unites them - is love.” DifferentTeachTeacherTaughtBuddhismThemeMysticismRamaTibetanTibetan Buddhism Author:Frederick Lenz
“A teacher had two types of students. One type of student is a close student. The other is also a close student, but not in the sense of physical proximity. The close students rotate a lot.” TwoTeacherStudentsBuddhismTypeRamaProximity Author:Frederick Lenz
“I know some teachers say that you shouldn't display the psychic powers and other powers referred to as the siddhas, but as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't really matter. There are no absolute rights or wrongs in spiritual practice” KnowsMatterSpiritualPracticeTeacherRightsBuddhismConcernedAbsolutesDisplayPsychicsRamaSpiritual Practice Author:Frederick Lenz
“I like Miracles. They inspire me. Miracles are the fun of enlightenment. When a teacher does a miracle, and everyone sees it, they have faith in what the teacher has to say about self-discovery.” DoeSelfFunTeacherInspireBuddhismEnlightenmentDiscoveryMiracleSelf DiscoveryHave FaithRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“Of course, there are the old hardcore teacher types like me who sit around and tell jokes, realizing, what's the difference anyway - it's all timeless.” CoursesRealizingDifferencesTeacherBuddhismTypeJokesLike MeAll TimeTimelessRamaHardcore Author:Frederick Lenz
“I don't think of myself as a guru but as a teacher. If one means 'guru' in the original sense a 'dispeller of darkness' then that certainly is my purpose.” IfsThinkingMeanPurposeDarknessTeacherBuddhismOriginalsGuruRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“Some people harbor the idea or belief that all teachers should teach for free. Obviously these people have never been teachers, particularly in the twentieth century. Teaching meditation is a very expensive hobby.” PeopleShouldIdeasBeliefTeachTeacherMeditationTeachingCenturyBuddhismExpensiveHobbiesTwentieth CenturyHarborsRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“Everything that I teach as an enlightened Buddhist teacher is towards directing an individual to happiness, a balanced wisdom and knowledge that is sometimes just bubbly and euphoric or just very still and profound.” StillsSometimesIndividualTeachTeacherBuddhismProfoundBuddhistEnlightenedBalancedRamaKnowledge And WisdomEuphoric Author:Frederick Lenz
“There is no best teacher. Life itself is the teacher. There is no best method. All that matters is that it works.” MatterTeacherBuddhismMethodRamaBest Teacher Author:Frederick Lenz
“As an enlightened teacher of Buddhism, I'd like to welcome you to the pathway to enlightenment. I'd like to encourage you to be more positive, to engage in the practice meditation, to learn how to do this wonderful thing - make your mind still in a crazy world.” WorldMindStillsPracticeTeacherMeditationWonderfulCrazyBuddhismEnlightenmentWelcomeEnlightenedWonderful ThingsPathwaysRamaCrazy World Author:Frederick Lenz
“I am a liberated teacher. A person who meditates with me, even though they may be thousands of miles away, will draw that light into them.” MayPersonsLightTeacherBuddhismDrawsMilesLiberatedRamaMiles Away Author:Frederick Lenz
“I am a Teacher. I am the keeper of mysteries. You seek knowledge and power, Truth, Light, and happiness. I am happy to aid you in your search.” LightTeacherMysteryBuddhismAidsRamaKeepersKnowledge And Power Author:Frederick Lenz
“The Dali Lama and other notable Buddhist teachers have now indicated that since the world has plunged into a dark age, the information available in the tantras, which include the very, very powerful Kundalini release techniques, should be made available to the public.” WorldShouldMadePhilosophyAgeDarkPowerfulTeacherInformationAvailableTechniqueReleaseBuddhistVery PowerfulNotableDark AgesTantraLama Author:Frederick Lenz
“We're connected to the Buddhist order, to the mind of enlightenment. All day long we draw the power and force from that world, from all the teachers and all the adherents of the practices and the principles.” WorldMindLongOrderForcePrinciplesPracticeTeacherMindfulnessDrawsEnlightenmentConnectedBuddhist Author:Frederick Lenz
“All the sutras in the world are useless. All the lectures of all the teachers don't really mean anything. They are only words. They point in a direction, that is their only use.” WorldMeanUseTeacherUselessConcentrationLecturesReally Mean Author:Frederick Lenz
“A master of an art is someone who's been mastered by the art. They've become so one with what they teach that you can't tell the teacher from the student.” ArtTeachTeacherStudentsMastersArt IsZen Master Author:Frederick Lenz
“The way of Zen is to become independent and strong. Don't rely on others for perceptions of life and truth. Do it individually. Go to a teacher of Zen to learn how to do that, not to get answers for individual life situations.” WayIndividualStrongAnswersSituationTeacherMastersPerceptionIndependentRelyIndividual LifeZen MasterPerception Of Life Author:Frederick Lenz
“The Zen Master was constantly attempting to break up concepts that people had about what it was like to be a spiritual teacher. We have a traditional image. Each Zen master was a complete character.” PeopleCharacterSpiritualBreakTeacherMastersConceptsTraditionalAttemptingZen MasterSpiritual Teachers Author:Frederick Lenz
“The highest teaching is never written down. It's only communicated from teacher to student because it's a "transmission of the lamp." It's a transmission of mind.” MindTeacherWrittenTeachingStudentsMastersHighestLampsTransmissionTeacher StudentZen Master Author:Frederick Lenz
“The teacher is transmitting pure awareness and consciousness.” ConsciousnessTeacherAwarenessMastersPureZen Master Author:Frederick Lenz
“Zen is not a religion. There is no room for a cult. There is no dependence on a teacher. There is only learning how to use your own mind and making it strong.” MindUseStrongRoomsTeacherMastersDependenceCultZen Master Author:Frederick Lenz
“Find a teacher of Tantric Zen and study with them because it is transference of awareness, a sharing of the perception of the beauty of life.” StudyTeacherAwarenessMastersPerceptionBeauty Of LifeZen MasterTransference Author:Frederick Lenz
“Etiquette is an intelligent way to live. There are certain ways of living you will learn being around advanced students and mostly your teacher. These are methods that have been handed down for thousands of years.” WayYearsHas BeensCertainTeacherStudentsBuddhismIntelligentMethodBuddhistEtiquetteWay To Live Author:Frederick Lenz
“Being a Buddhist monk means never losing one's optimism in spite of all difficulties. It also means being harder on yourself than any of your teachers ever were.” MeanTeacherBuddhismLosingOptimismDifficultyHarderBuddhistSpiteMonkEtiquetteBuddhist Monk Author:Frederick Lenz
“It has been my experience as a teacher over the years and incarnations that what really counts are not techniques. What really counts is spirit, love. What really counts is a sense of propriety and dedication.” YearsHas BeensSpiritTeacherBuddhismTechniqueBuddhistDedicationEtiquetteIncarnationProprietySpirit Love Author:Frederick Lenz
“Sometimes there are people who only meditate with a teacher. They ride the teacher's energy. They don't really learn how to meditate. They learn how to ride the energy.” PeopleSometimesEnergyTeacherBuddhismBuddhistEtiquette Author:Frederick Lenz
“Get your emotions under control and your life under control. Work really hard and don't make a big deal out of yourself. Have humility. Believe in yourself. Don't get a fanatical fixation on a teacher.” BelieveHardBigsDealsEmotionTeacherHumilityBuddhismBuddhistBelieve In YourselfBelieve In YouBig DealEtiquetteFixation Author:Frederick Lenz
“One should never become devoted to a teacher, any more than one should become devoted to a statue of a god. There is only one thing to be devoted to, and that is your mind.” ShouldMindTeacherOne ThingBuddhismBuddhistDevotedStatuesEtiquette Author:Frederick Lenz
“Once in a while, you will see someone really drippy. The person has to stare at the teacher all the time with that devoted and disgusting and sick look. It's boring, misplaced devotionalism.” LooksPersonsTeacherBuddhismSickBoringBuddhistStaringDisgustingDevotedEtiquetteMisplaced Author:Frederick Lenz
“This study is not for the amateur. It's not for the dilettante. It's not for the cult follower. It's not for someone who wants everything done for them. It's not for the one who just wants to stare with that fixed dog-like devotion towards the teacher.” WantDoneStudyTeacherDogBuddhismDevotionBuddhistStaringFixedFollowersCultEtiquetteDilettantes Author:Frederick Lenz
“Do not be selfish and feel new people will take more of the teacher's attention and you won't get it. That's nonsense. With that attitude, you won't get it. The teacher sees that attitude and will have very little to do with you.” PeopleFeelsLittlesAttentionAttitudeTeacherBuddhismSelfishBuddhistNonsenseEtiquetteBeing Selfish Author:Frederick Lenz
“The teacher has nothing to do with people who use their mental powers to block the enlightenment of others. These people lack control. What can you teach someone who lacks control?” PeopleUseTeachTeacherBuddhismEnlightenmentBlockBuddhistEtiquetteMental Power Author:Frederick Lenz
“How do you become enlightened? Have fun, meditate, don't take yourself too seriously, brush between incarnations and have a good teacher.” FunTeacherBuddhismBuddhistHaving FunEnlightenedBrushesEtiquetteIncarnationGood Teacher Author:Frederick Lenz
“Some people like a harsh teacher. They feel the demands make them learn more quickly. Some like a gentle teacher because they feel that makes them learn more quickly.” PeopleFeelsTeacherBuddhismDemandBuddhistGentleHarshEtiquette Author:Frederick Lenz
“Flaky devotionalism, bowing and scraping and sucking up to the teacher is very phony. It is counterproductive to enlightenment and spiritual development. What is necessary is mutual respect.” SpiritualTeacherBuddhismDevelopmentEnlightenmentBuddhistMutualEtiquettePhonySpiritual DevelopmentMutual RespectCounterproductiveScraping Author:Frederick Lenz
“It takes tremendous self-restraint on the part of the student not to want to monopolize the teacher's attention, to live a very controlled life and a happy life, and of course, be dedicated to the cause.” WantSelfCoursesCausesAttentionTeacherStudentsBuddhismBuddhistControlledDedicatedHappy LifeRestraintEtiquetteSelf Restraint Author:Frederick Lenz
“Studying with a teacher doesn't simply mean going to an occasional seminar or Zen retreat. It means fully applying yourself to what the teacher says, most of which is not verbal.” MeanStudyTeacherBuddhismBuddhistRetreatEtiquetteOccasionalSeminars Author:Frederick Lenz
“It is very important to always hold the thought of an enlightened teacher in your mind in a very positive way. When you direct negative energy towards someone who is powerful, it has a terrible bounce-back effect.” WayMindImportantEnergyPowerfulTeacherEffectsBuddhismTerribleNegativeDirectBuddhistEnlightenedEtiquetteBounceVery PositiveNegative Energy Author:Frederick Lenz
“People over-focus on teachers as an excuse to avoid their own life, and that way they fail to take responsibility for themselves. They have this feeling that the teacher will just take care of them.” PeopleWayFeelingsCareResponsibilityFocusTeacherFailingBuddhismExcuseTake CareBuddhistTaking ResponsibilityEtiquette Author:Frederick Lenz
“Emotional control is essential for attaining higher levels of mind. The thing that the teacher looks for in a student is the degree of self-control, not coldness that someone has.” MindLooksSelfLevelsTeacherStudentsEmotionalBuddhismHigherEssentialsDegreesBuddhistSelf ControlEtiquetteHigher LevelColdnessEmotional Control Author:Frederick Lenz
“An enlightened teacher simply expresses enlightenment in their life by living. It is the student's job to gain the teachings. The teacher's job is just to be perfectly enlightened.” JobsTeacherTeachingStudentsBuddhismEnlightenmentGainsBuddhistEnlightenedEtiquette Author:Frederick Lenz
“In the esoteric teachings, a transference process takes place between teacher and student where knowledge is actually transmitted from one to the other. This requires that the student be receptive.” ProcessTeacherTeachingStudentsBuddhismBuddhistEtiquetteReceptiveEsotericTeacher And StudentTransference Author:Frederick Lenz
“Without balance and wisdom, power becomes very destructive. It creates unhappiness and not happiness. To simply see a teacher to gain power is a mistake.” MistakeTeacherBuddhismBalanceGainsBuddhistDestructiveUnhappinessEtiquette Author:Frederick Lenz
“You must be accommodating with your teacher. You must have a sense of humor about your teacher and the impossible things they ask you to do.” AsksTeacherImpossibleBuddhismBuddhistSense Of HumorEtiquetteImpossible Things Author:Frederick Lenz
“The purpose of enlightenment is certainly not the teacher, nor is it you. It doesn't have a purpose. Enlightenment simply exists.” PurposeTeacherBuddhismEnlightenmentBuddhistEtiquette Author:Frederick Lenz
“It's considered very, very bad karma, if I can cut to the chase, to take power from a teacher and not use it for something very positive.” IfsI CanUseTeacherCuttingBuddhismKarmaBuddhistEtiquetteVery PositiveBad Karma Author:Frederick Lenz
