“Visualize a beautiful rose in the center of your chest. Imagine a soft reddish rose. Imagine that the rose is completely folded up. Visualize the first set of petals is gradually unfolding.” FirstsBeautifulImagineBuddhismRoseChestsImagine ThatUnfoldingVisualizationPetalsChakra MeditationBeautiful Rose Author:Frederick Lenz
“There is no end to the petals of the inner rose. Continue to unfold set after set of petals until you have completed your meditation session.” EndsMeditationBuddhismRoseSessionVisualizationPetalsChakra Meditation Author:Frederick Lenz
“People in the West sometimes have these marvelous visions of India and Tibet. They assume that there are all these sadhus walking around and everybody is breathing enlightenment. Forget it. Don't look at it through rose-colored glasses.” PeopleLooksSometimesForgetVisionBuddhismWalkingEnlightenmentIndiaAssumingRoseWestGlassesBreathingMarvelousForget ItTibetColored GlassRose Colored Glasses Author:Frederick Lenz
“One function of the intellect is to catalog. But cataloging doesn't change anything. If we call it a rose, or by any other name, it still smells as sweet. The name doesn't really matter. It is convenient for us.” IfsStillsMatterScienceNamesSweetBuddhismFunctionRoseIntellectSmellConvenient Author:Frederick Lenz