“Children are wise in a funny kind of way. They haven't developed so many vested interests of self. There is a wisdom, a lack of self-consciousness, that is innocence.” WayKindChildrenSelfWisdomInterestConsciousnessWiseHavensBuddhismInnocenceSelf ConsciousnessVested Interests Author:Frederick Lenz
“Reality does appear to exist, there does appear to be birth, youth, people appear to have children. But all of it's a dream. These are isolated moments that are only connected by perception. There is no separation.” PeopleChildrenDoeMomentsDreamRealityAwarenessYouthBuddhismBirthPerceptionConnectedSeparationIsolated Author:Frederick Lenz
“A child is imprinted not by simply teaching. But their attention is like soft clay. The attention field of adults is stratified. They are like hard clay and we push them on each side of the child's attention field.” ChildrenHardSidesAttentionTeachingAwarenessFieldsBuddhismAdultsClay Author:Frederick Lenz
“Just being around the awareness field of the male or female imprinter, the child is imprinted.” ChildrenAwarenessFieldsBuddhismFemaleMalesJust Being Author:Frederick Lenz
“The male or female that the child has the most exposure to in the first four to six years of its life is the primary imprinter of the child.” YearsFirstsChildrenLife IsFourAwarenessBuddhismSixFemaleMalesPrimariesExposure Author:Frederick Lenz
“Happiness does not come from external things as we're really taught as children. It doesn't come from Santa Claus. Happiness is from within your mind. Just realizing that will change your whole life.” MindChildrenDoeWholeHappinessRealizingTaughtBuddhismWhole LifeSantaLife HappinessSanta Claus Author:Frederick Lenz
“When we are very young children we know how to feel. It's innate. But as we lead a lifetime, we pick up so many thoughts, impressions, feelings, and ideas, that our sensitivity goes away.” KnowsInspirationalFeelsChildrenIdeasFeelingsYoungKnow HowBuddhismPicksLifetimeImpressionSensitivityInnateYoung Children Author:Frederick Lenz