“It is possible to move to an enlightened state of mind from a lower bardo or level of awareness. It can happen, but it is extremely unlikely.” MindStatesHappensMovingLevelsAwarenessEnlightenmentEnlightenedState Of MindUnlikely Author:Frederick Lenz
“It's a very complicated matter to become enlightened. If it happens to a person without a teacher in this lifetime, you can bet their boots, they've had about a thousand teachers in their last thousand lives because it's a very complicated thing to do.” IfsPersonsMatterHappensLastsTeacherThousandEnlightenmentLifetimeComplicatedThings To DoEnlightenedBootsComplicated Things Author:Frederick Lenz
“Determine where you are and where you wish to be. Then use all of your self-effort to make that happen, following the guiding principles of all the Buddhas and bohisattvas and seekers of the dharma, of enlightenment.” SelfUseHappensWishEffortPrinciplesEnlightenmentIntentionDetermineFollowingWhere You AreSeekersDharmaGuiding Principles Author:Frederick Lenz
“It is easy to imagine that the Buddha, the awakened one, is something or somewhere other than here or that awakening to reality will happen sometime other than now. But as long as we continue to think in terms of time we will deceive ourselves. The you who is chasing enlightenment will never become enlightened. Instead of striving towards some distant goal that you will never reach, I invite you to stop and ask: How am I avoiding the enlightenment that is already present in each moment? How am I seeing separation where it doesn't exist?” ThinkingLongMomentsRealityHappensTimeAsksEasyGoalTermImagineSeeingEnlightenmentStriveAwakeningSeparationEnlightenedInvitesImagine ThatDeceivingAvoidingChasingAwakened Author:Adyashanti
“Enlightenments, like accidents, happen only to prepared minds.” MindHappensEnlightenmentPreparedAccidentsAccidents Happen Author:Herbert Simon