“Human beings are not so in harmony with the dharma. That is why they suffer so much. But you as an individual can reach a plane of attention and can become attention itself.” HumansSufferingHumanityIndividualHuman BeingsAttentionBuddhismHarmonyPlanesDharma Author:Frederick Lenz
“It's easy to tell the evolutionary level of a group of beings, or an individual being, simply by examining their behavior, their art, their psychology, their thought forms, their lingual structures, their history, their present moment, their future ideas, and the quality of their emotions.” ArtIdeasMomentsFormHumanityIndividualEasyLevelsEmotionQualityPsychologyGroupsBuddhismBehaviorStructurePresent MomentExamining Author:Frederick Lenz
“In the West, we think of sports and athletics as individual achievement, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat; it all revolves around the ego. This has nothing to do with the Zen of sports and athletics.” ThinkingIndividualSportsHealthBuddhismVictoryEgoAchievementWestDefeatAgonyThrillAthleticsIndividual Achievement Author:Frederick Lenz
“Diet is highly individual. You have to see what your body wants and what is healthy for it.” WantBodyIndividualHealthBuddhismHealthyYour BodyDietsAthletics Author:Frederick Lenz
“A long time ago individuals looked at life and saw that most people aren't happy. They saw this was obviously an inefficient system. So they combed the universe and found immeasurable happiness inside of us, our spirits.” PeopleInspirationalLongSpiritUniverseFoundIndividualSawsBuddhismLong TimeLong Time Ago Author:Frederick Lenz
“Most individuals on earth are not drawn to the higher light at this time. That doesn't make you superior to anyone else. If you are in the eighth grade you're not better than someone who is in the fourth grade.” IfsInspirationalLightEarthIndividualBuddhismHigherSuperiorsGradesFourthFourth GradeEighth Grade Author:Frederick Lenz
“I'm not suggesting that everyone should meditate, far from it. Meditation is for very few individuals. I'm speaking of something that is a powerful experience.” ShouldIndividualPowerfulMeditationBuddhismSuggesting Author:Frederick Lenz
“I've worked in the prison system, on death row and maximum security. I did that work for six years. I've worked with some of the most difficult people in our society. Buddhism was accessible and helpful for these individuals.” PeopleYearsIndividualDifficultSecurityBuddhismSixPrisonOur SocietyHelpfulMaximumDeath RowPrison System Author:Joan Halifax
“An esoteric or enlightened teacher of Buddhism is someone who has the ability to transfer power to another individual. A real empowerment is not just a ceremony.” RealIndividualAbilityTeacherBuddhismEmpowermentEnlightenedCeremonyTransfersEsoteric Author:Frederick Lenz
“There is a dharma for yourself, for someone else, for a family, for a nation, for a universe. There are collective and individual dharmas.” UniverseIndividualNationsBuddhismCollectivesDharma Author:Frederick Lenz
“Your dharma is what kind of work you should be doing, what kind of people you should associate with, whether you should have a teacher or not. Dharma encompasses all things and it is specific to the individual.” PeopleShouldKindIndividualTeacherBuddhismAll ThingsShould HaveAssociatesDharma Author:Frederick Lenz
“Success is not success in an individual endeavor. Success is simply to practice the dharma impeccably.” IndividualPracticeBuddhismEndeavorDharma Author:Frederick Lenz
“It is the teacher's job to point out mistakes so that an individual doesn't continue to hurt themselves or others.” JobsIndividualHurtMistakeTeacherBuddhismRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“The vast majority of the students I have taught have become self-sufficient and confident individuals who enjoy their lives.” SelfIndividualEnjoyStudentsTaughtBuddhismMajoritySufficientRamaSelf Sufficient Author:Frederick Lenz
“Everything that I teach as an enlightened Buddhist teacher is towards directing an individual to happiness, a balanced wisdom and knowledge that is sometimes just bubbly and euphoric or just very still and profound.” StillsSometimesIndividualTeachTeacherBuddhismProfoundBuddhistEnlightenedBalancedRamaKnowledge And WisdomEuphoric 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
“Any individual is capable of realizing the truth at any time. No tradition is necessary, no chain, no lineage. Once you have realized the truth, once you have become consciousness itself, then you go beyond all such distinctions.” IndividualRealizingConsciousnessBuddhismCapableTraditionChainsBuddhistDistinctionEtiquetteLineage Author:Frederick Lenz
“C. S. Lewis, Plato, Aristotle and many more names that I could add, including Einstein's, were individuals who were able to see the innate order in life, which others perceive as chaos.” AbleScienceOrderNamesIndividualBuddhismAddChaosIncludingPerceivePlatoInnate Author:Frederick Lenz
“As an individual learns and practices higher meditation techniques, a tremendous volume of energy and creativity flows through them. If they direct some of that energy towards their career, then naturally they will become successful.” IfsSuccessIndividualEnergyCareersCreativityPracticeSuccessfulMeditationBuddhismHigherFlowDirectTechniqueVolumeBecoming SuccessfulSuccessful Career Author:Frederick Lenz
“You can take power from others; you can steal it. It is not a very high-grade power. It will give you a certain amount of access to a better life; but it corrupts the individual.” GivingCertainIndividualBuddhismAmountAccessStealingGradesBetter Life Author:Frederick Lenz
“Occasionally in my travels I meet people who have pushed too far into the nagual. These individuals are not too balanced but they have made great journeys in the unknown.” PeopleMadeIndividualJourneyBuddhismBalancedGreat Journeys Author:Frederick Lenz