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“Heaven is a state of awareness. Hell is a state of awareness.”

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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. more

“To become conscious of God, to become God's consciousness, to become God, to be God and to be beyond God, God being beyond God, God having an existence separate from the creation, to be that, to merge with that, to lose one's self and find one's self endlessly again and again in that is self-realization.”

Self God Loses Existence Consciousness Creation Conscious Self Realization Realization Again And Again

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“God is not a person. God does not have a history. God does not have a future. God is beyond definition. We can say that your perception of this world is God.”

World Persons Doe God This World Perception Definitions

Author:Frederick Lenz

“You're not a person. We take that form. We're an essence. We're an awareness of God's. We're made up of countless, countless realities.”

Persons Made God Reality Form Awareness Essence

Author:Frederick Lenz

“What does God really look like stripped naked? That's the province of enlightenment...the formless, perfect face of existence.”

Looks Doe God Faces Perfect Existence Enlightenment Naked Provinces Perfect Face

Author:Frederick Lenz

“My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire.”

Littles Said Guy Uncles Flamboyant

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“You are god. To be conscious of that not just from the point of view of the human form, to be endless and beginningless perfect being, is to be enlightened.”

Humans God Form Perfect Views Conscious Point Of View Endless Enlightened Human Form

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Most people's Gods are self-reflective. God just has to be like you. You get concerned, so you assume God must get concerned. You get pissed off, so you assume God must get pissed off. You're attached to things that you create, so you assume that God would be.”

People Self God Would Be Like You Concerned Assuming Pissed Off

Author:Frederick Lenz

“To think that God is compassionate is a terrible mistake. To think that God is wrathful is equally stupid. God isn't emotional. You are. To superimpose your emotions on infinity is typically human.”

Thinking Humans God Emotion Mistake Compassion Stupid Emotional Terrible Infinity Compassionate

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Some people think God should in some way come to you and assist you, should answer your prayers. Why? It exists in perfect ecstasy beyond the dualistic consciousness. It's totally oblivious to you. It has no interest in your life or your death - it doesn't matter.”

People Thinking Way Should Matter God Interest Prayer Answers Perfect Consciousness Ecstasy Our Prayers Oblivious

Author:Frederick Lenz

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