Home / Quotes / Quote by Frederick Lenz

Quote by Frederick Lenz

“What we see in this world is a gross abnormality. The human consciousness fails to perceive the very simple, divine nature of every atom in every moment.”

Quote by Frederick Lenz

Author

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. more

You May Also Like

“When we see a hero, on the one hand, we applaud them; on the other hand, there is something in a lot of people that wants to tear the hero down.”

People Want Hands Humanity Tears Buddhism Hero

Author:Frederick Lenz

“It wasn't until after living in California for many years that I realized that you don't believe what anybody says, ever. Whatever they say, they're just making a movie - they just like the way they sound.”

Way Years Believe Humanity Sound Buddhism Don't Believe I Realized California

Author:Frederick Lenz

“It doesn't pay to listen much to what human beings have to say in their evaluation of you, since they don't evaluate themselves very properly.”

Humans Humanity Human Beings Pay Buddhism Evaluate Evaluation

Author:Frederick Lenz

“At every moment, you have the opportunity to crap out. The world will always tell you to play it safe and just be dead.”

World Play Moments Humanity Opportunity Buddhism Safe Crap

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The aura of billions of people coats all experiences like a thick cloud of smog. Just to live on the earth is to live in that smog.”

People Earth Humanity Buddhism Clouds Billions Thick Coats Auras Smog

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The toxic residue of humanity - you have to guard yourself, guard that sensitivity even more heavily because otherwise you can pick up so many pollutants that you'll become more toxic.”

Humanity Buddhism Picks Toxic Sensitivity

Author:Frederick Lenz

“It is human nature to think wisely and to act in an absurd fashion.”

Thinking Humans Literature Fashion Human Nature Absurd Best Nature April Fools Fools Day Humanity And Nature

Author:Anatole France

“When you're around the aura of humanity in those cities, you can't feel anything.”

Feels Humanity Cities Buddhism Auras

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Nature soothes us. Nature heals us, and something more, the woods are a place of power. Any woods that are still surviving on this planet, those are powerful areas to have kept themselves free from the encroachment of the industrial societies of our earth.”

Stills Earth Humanity Powerful Planets Buddhism Areas Woods Heal Surviving Encroachment

Author:Frederick Lenz

“A walk in the woods can reveal many things, and it is a good time to practice transcendentalism. Look at a tree and realize it's not just a tree, its roots may go into the ground but it may also go into other worlds, other eternities.”

World Looks May Humanity Realizing Walks Practice Tree Buddhism Roots Eternity Woods Good Times Other Worlds Transcendentalism Walk In The Woods

Author:Frederick Lenz