“Many people who help me encounter a lot of resistance from other people and from forces.” Quote by Frederick Lenz
“Certainly, I am aware that there have been a number of articles written about me and television shows in which I have been featured and referred to as a "cult leader."” Has BeensShowsNumbersLeaderWrittenTelevisionBuddhismArticlesCultRamaTelevision Shows Author:Frederick Lenz
“I don't think there is anyone in public life today who can escape the inevitable onslaught of the media. It seeks to pry into and often grossly distort aspects of one's personal and professional life. I guess it just comes with the territory.” ThinkingTodayMediaBuddhismAspectInevitableTerritoryRamaPublic LifeProfessional LifePersonal And Professional Life Author:Frederick Lenz
“When you combine a media - bent on exploiting tabloid-type stories to boost ratings and circulation by innuendo and titillation - with unhappy or opportunistic individuals who have nothing going for them in their own lives, you get a bitter brew.” StoriesIndividualMediaBuddhismTypeUnhappyBitterBentRamaRatingBoostTabloidsCirculationInnuendo Author:Frederick Lenz
“Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping.” ChoicesCan DoSimpleCompassionPlanetsShoppingMaking Choices Author:Daniel Goleman
“A well known Los Angeles newspaper referred to a small group of gentlemen who live up on a mountain and practice Zen as 'the Zen cult'. The cult phenomenon is definitely journalistically 'in'.” WellsKnownPracticeGroupsBuddhismMountainNewspapersGentlemanLos AngelesPhenomenonCultWell KnownRamaSmall Groups Author:Frederick Lenz
“I find it ironic to read stories about myself which have never occurred and are simply so absurd that they are comical. At other times, it is very painful to be so misinterpreted and vilified.” StoriesBuddhismPainfulAbsurdIronicRamaComicalMisinterpreted Author:Frederick Lenz
“All I can say is that these cult stories are totally untrue, are without any foundation, and trade on a deep bias against Westerners who dare to embrace an Eastern belief-system.” I CanStoriesBeliefBuddhismFoundationTradeEmbraceDareBiasCultEasternRamaUntrueBelief SystemsWesterners Author:Frederick Lenz
“Unfortunately, in self-discovery, you get the culty types who want the father figure or mother figure to tell them everything to do. They don't want to do any work. They want to hang on your energy and try to drain it.” WantTryingSelfMotherFatherEnergyFiguresBuddhismTypeDiscoverySelf DiscoveryRamaDrainsFather Figure Author:Frederick Lenz
“The source of their motivation ranges from what you might expect - from the seeking of money and publicity, to those who genuinely suffer from chronic personal problems and have fixated on me as the cause of their frustrations and failures.” ProblemMightMotivationSufferingCausesSourceBuddhismSeekingRangeFrustrationPublicityRamaPersonal Problems Author:Frederick Lenz
“Every new movement or group of people who seek to explore awareness is considered a cult. The United States was founded by several cults. They felt that Protestantism had become much too lax, so they came to America and set up a hard line religious cult.” PeopleHardStatesAmericaFeltReligiousLinesUnitedUnited StatesGroupsAwarenessMovementBuddhismCultRamaProtestantismLaxReligious Cults Author:Frederick Lenz