“Without enlightenment, everything in life is harsh. Sooner or later you see everyone you love die, unless you die first, of course. This causes you to suffer.” FirstsLife IsSufferingDiesCoursesCausesEnlightenmentSooner Or LaterHarshOne You Love Book:Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap Source: Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap
“People who are enlightened in previous lifetimes have a certain degree of difficulty in regaining their enlightenment. Sometimes it comes in childhood. Sometimes it takes many years to reintegrate the personality structure that they gained when they first entered into this world.” PeopleWorldYearsFirstsSometimesCertainTeacherChildhoodThis WorldPersonalityDegreesEnlightenmentDifficultyStructureLifetimeEnlightened Author:Frederick Lenz
“God is seen as a male whose first creation was another man, Adam, whom we are told was made in his image and likeness.” MenFirstsMadeWomenCreationEnlightenmentMalesAdamAnother Man Author:Frederick Lenz
“God then made the first woman, not directly out of his own substance, but from Adam's rib. Her purpose was to serve man.” MenFirstsMadePurposeWomenEnlightenmentSubstanceAdamRibs Author:Frederick Lenz
“You must ban together with other women of like mind and for the first time find fellowship, womanship, without the need to compete, without having to climb to the top over each other.” NeedsMindFirstsTogetherWomenEnlightenmentFirst TimeClimbsFellowshipBans Author:Frederick Lenz
“For the first time, we live in a society that shows any sign of the possibility of women changing this condition.” FirstsShowsWomenConditionsPossibilityEnlightenmentFirst Time Author:Frederick Lenz
“Today for the first time, at least in this country, you don't have to use those powers to survive. Our societal structure now provides the possibility to survive without using sexual manipulation.” FirstsCountryUseTodayWomenPossibilityEnlightenmentFirst TimeStructureManipulation Author:Frederick Lenz
“You must continue to go back to the beginning, to the foundation, and question the foundation. Even once you‘ve reached Samadhi you must go back so you can create it at will. Samadhi is the beginning of spiritual growth, not the end. You must always be questioning. Enlightenment comes as an accident at first, then you have to learn to recreate it.” FirstsEndsSpiritualGrowthEnlightenmentFoundationAccidentsSpiritual GrowthQuestioningSamadhi Author:B.K.S. Iyengar