“I can assure you, as a practitioner of Buddhism, that there are ten thousand states of mind, at least, give or take a few billion.” WorldGivingMindI CanStatesIgnoranceBuddhismThousandTenBillionsState Of MindOther Worlds Author:Frederick Lenz
“Meditation simply means entering into states of mind which are happiness, profound happiness, simple happiness, beautiful happiness, complicated, uncomplicated - There are ten thousand states of mind.” MindMeanStatesBeautifulHappinessSimpleMeditationBuddhismThousandTenProfoundComplicatedState Of MindEnteringUncomplicatedSimple Happiness Author:Frederick Lenz
“We play in the jungle gym of sexuality until our spirit takes us out into a clear field where we can see the stars, the ten thousand radiances of enlightenment. One of those radiances is the dance of sexuality.” PlaySpiritStarsClearFieldsBuddhismThousandTenEnlightenmentSexualityGymJungleRadiance Author:Frederick Lenz
“Most human beings are completely out of touch with their spiritual nature and with the inner dimensions that exist within themselves. They don't realize each person has a soul, an inner core of light and intelligence as vast as the ten thousand worlds, whose inner nature is emptiness, ecstasy and happiness.” WorldInspirationalHumansPersonsSoulLightSpiritualRealizingHuman BeingsBuddhismThousandTenCoreDimensionsEmptinessEcstasySpiritual Nature Book:Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap Source: Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap
“You can get stuck in one state of mind or a general area of mind for a thousand lifetimes. Some states of mind afford better views than others.” InspirationalMindStatesViewsBuddhismThousandAreasLifetimeStuckState Of Mind Author:Frederick Lenz
“The crown chakra is located several inches above the head, but it is not connected. The crown chakra, also known as the thousand-petal lotus of light, references the planes of light, of enlightenment.” LightKnownBuddhismThousandEnlightenmentConnectedPlanesInchesCrownsPetalsChakraLotuses Author:Frederick Lenz
“The thousand petal lotus of light, the crown center, really does not become operative until one is on the verge of enlightenment itself. Then you really don't have to meditate on it. The thousand petals gradually light up.” DoeLightBuddhismThousandEnlightenmentCrownsVergePetalsLight UpChakraLotuses Author:Frederick Lenz
“The causal body holds the structure. The causal body is the coding. So you are not just scattered all over the ten thousand states of mind.” MindStatesBodyBuddhismThousandTenStructureState Of Mind Author:Frederick Lenz
“It does happen, of course, that the priesthood has been on bad terms with womankind for some three thousand years. You see, Buddhism teaches that women are evil. Fiends. Messengers of hell. I've spent years immersed in the scriptures, so it's no accident that you and I fight all the time.” YearsDoeHas BeensHappensFightingThreeCoursesEvilTermTeachHellBuddhismThousandAccidentsScriptureThousand YearsMessengersPriesthood Book:Musashi Source: Musashi
“If you think it makes a difference if I have ten thousand sports cars, ten million girlfriends and lead a very flashy life ... I don't think you should work with any teacher because you don't know what it is all about yet.” IfsThinkingKnowsShouldSportsDifferencesMillionsTeacherCarBuddhismThousandTenGirlfriendMaking A DifferenceRamaFlashySports Cars Author:Frederick Lenz
“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
“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