“In the West people are basically oblivious to power, solstices, enlightenment and everything that matters.” PeopleMatterHumanityBuddhismEnlightenmentWestObliviousSolstice Author:Frederick Lenz
“In the Far East, we look at life in terms of circles. In the West, they look at life more in terms of squares and rectangles.” LooksHumanityTermBuddhismWestEastCirclesSquaresRectangles 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
“Your existence is passing before you. Grains of sand in the hourglass. The Wicked Witch of the West has you in her castle and she's turned the hourglass over and the sand is running through. Will you be liberated or will you die? The only way you can beat death is liberation.” WayInspirationalRunningDiesExistenceBuddhismBeatsWestPassingPassingsLiberationWickedSandWitchGrainCastlesLiberatedGrains Of SandHourglassWicked WitchWicked Witch Of The West Author:Frederick Lenz
“I know a lot of wealthy people in West Los Angeles. Money doesn't necessarily make you happy.” PeopleKnowsInspirationalBuddhismWestLos AngelesWealthyMake You Happy Author:Frederick Lenz
“If I ever write an autobiography about teaching meditation in the West, I'll call it "Pissing In the Wind - Teaching Buddhism in America".” IfsWritingAmericaMeditationTeachingWindBuddhismWestAutobiographyRama 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 spirit of the West, of America, is different than the East. The cultural conditioning is very different. It seems to be harder for people to work in teams, more difficult for people here to live in harmony, in a monastery.” PeopleDifferentSeemsAmericaSpiritDifficultTeamBuddhismHarderHarmonyWestEastConditioningMonasteries 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
“In the West people spend most of their time and energy working. The problem is you are so tired from work that you don't have much energy to meditate - unless you use work in a tantric way.” PeopleWayUseProblemSuccessEnergyCareersBuddhismTiredWestTime And EnergyTired Of Working Author:Frederick Lenz
“Success does not necessarily create happiness. I could take you on a tour of West Lost Angeles. You would be surprised that happiness does not blossom in Beverly Hills any more than it does in most places.” DoeWould BeSuccessLostCareersBuddhismWestHillsBeverly Hills Author:Frederick Lenz
“The United States is filled with power places. The majority of them, however, are to be found either along the West Coast and in the southwestern United States or along the Eastern Seaboard.” StatesFoundUnitedUnited StatesBuddhismMajorityFilledWestCoastEasternWest Coast Author:Frederick Lenz