“Buddhists don't feel that enlightenment is particularly unusual. We feel that it's the natural state. Enlightenment simply means perceiving life directly as it is in all of its infinite, ever changing wonder, in all of its varied, myriad states of mind or as pari-nirvana, or whatever.” FeelsMindMeanStatesNaturalWonderEnlightenmentInfiniteBuddhistState Of MindUnusual Author:Frederick Lenz
“We must be able to deal with ridicule and scorn, which it always seems that Buddhists receive. But we feel that it doesn't matter. God's laughing at us; God's laughing at God. We can take a joke too. We're pretty funny.” FeelsMatterSeemsAbleDealsLaughingBuddhismJokesBuddhistRidiculeScorn Author:Frederick Lenz