“A realistic recognition of the human condition is that it is corrupt beyond belief. What do you suppose would happen if the police all took a week off?” IfsHumansHappensHumanityBeliefWeekConditionsBuddhismPoliceRecognitionRealisticHuman Condition Author:Frederick Lenz
“Spiritual people are often persecuted because of their beliefs. Christians were fed to the lions. Jews were slaughtered in concentration camps. Various forms of persecution still exist today throughout the world.” PeopleWorldStillsTodayChristianSpiritualFormHumanityBeliefBuddhismJewVariousConcentrationFedsLionsCampsPersecutionPersecutedConcentration Camp Author:Frederick Lenz
“Stress is a state of mind and if you realize that you will find that it's something you can deal with. It is my belief that stress occurs not because of the conditions of the world.” IfsWorldMindStatesBeliefRealizingDealsMeditationConditionsBuddhismStressState Of Mind Author:Frederick Lenz
“There are certainly beliefs in traditional Buddhism that conflict with basic principles of scientific understanding, .. We can't make sense of those beliefs in any kind of scientific framework.” KindBeliefUnderstandingPrinciplesBuddhismConflictTraditionalMake SenseFrameworkBasic Principles Author:Richard Davidson
“Belief in heaven and hell is a big deal in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and some forms of doctrinaire Buddhism. For the rest of us it's simply meaningless. We don't live in order to die, we live in order to live.” BigsFormOrderDiesBeliefHeavenDealsChristianityHellBuddhismIslamMeaninglessJudaismBig DealHeaven And HellChristianity And Islam Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“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
“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