“The tantras can be very confusing for a person who is new to Buddhism, and for several thousand years the rule was not to expose a person or a new monk to the tantras until they had practiced for many, many years.” YearsPersonsPhilosophyBuddhismThousandThousand YearsConfusingMonkTantra Author:Frederick Lenz
“Being a Buddhist monk means never losing one's optimism in spite of all difficulties. It also means being harder on yourself than any of your teachers ever were.” MeanTeacherBuddhismLosingOptimismDifficultyHarderBuddhistSpiteMonkEtiquetteBuddhist Monk Author:Frederick Lenz
“As Buddhist monks, our task is to bring ourselves resolutely more and more into light, to forgive and forget, to forget those who create problems for us because to remember them is only to keep problems is mind.” MindProblemLightRememberForgetBuddhismTasksForgivingBuddhistMonkEtiquetteForgive And ForgetBuddhist Monk Author:Frederick Lenz
“Put the mind in alignment with the ten thousand radiances of enlightenment and experience them in various gradations forever. That's the total purpose of a monk.” MindPurposeForeverBuddhismThousandTenEnlightenmentVariousBuddhistMonkEtiquetteAlignmentRadiance Author:Frederick Lenz
“As a monk you have a responsibility to meditate many hours a day. Not just to sit there but to think of the ten thousand radiances.” ThinkingHoursResponsibilityBuddhismThousandTenBuddhistMonkEtiquetteRadiance Author:Frederick Lenz
“A Buddhist monk has a responsibility first and foremost to themselves, and that's to find the truth each day in every part of their life.” FirstsResponsibilityBuddhismBuddhistEach DayMonkEtiquetteBuddhist Monk Author:Frederick Lenz
“When you visit the Zen Monasteries, one of the first things required is that you bring a donation. They have to pay for those monasteries. The upkeep is fantastic. The monks have to be fed, and so on.” FirstsSuccessPayCareersBuddhismFantasticFedsMonkDonationMonasteriesUpkeep Author:Frederick Lenz