“In our world, in our pre-World War III condition, meditation is considered a cult activity and people who practice self-discovery are actually persecuted and ridiculed.” PeopleWorldWarSelfHumanityPracticeMeditationConditionsBuddhismActivityDiscoverySelf DiscoveryWar Of The WorldsOur WorldWorld War IiWorld War ICultPersecuted Author:Frederick Lenz
“Today in the west the word 'guru' has come to mean someone who leads a cult, someone who deprives others of their intellectual or spiritual freedom and rips them off financially.” MeanTodaySpiritualBuddhismIntellectualWestCultRipGuruRamaSpiritual Freedom Author:Frederick Lenz
“The cult phenomenon is definitely journalistically 'in'. But if we were to apply for a financial aid grant as a cult, I'm afraid we would be turned down for lack of proper qualifications.” IfsWould BeBuddhismFinancialAidsGrantsPhenomenonCultRamaQualificationsTurned DownFinancial Aid Author: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
“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
“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
“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
“One person's cult is another person's spiritual organization.” PersonsSpiritualBuddhismOrganizationBuddhistCultEtiquette 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
“Don't judge others. Always be open to them. Avoid the cult mentality, you know, the super-slick, "I'm superior because I meditate, because I'm on the pathway to enlightenment," the subtle ego nonsense, terrible trap.” KnowsJudgingBuddhismTerribleEgoEnlightenmentSuperiorsBuddhistNonsenseSubtleMentalityTrapsCultEtiquettePathwaysSlick Author:Frederick Lenz