“Most people think that an enlightened Buddhist Teacher is a fireman; His job is to put the fire out so that you can live in your home safely. But seeker beware! A fully enlightened Buddhist teacher is an arsonist! His job is to set your spirit on fire...by feeding the flames of your soul with love.” PeopleThinkingSoulHomeJobsSpiritFireTeacherBuddhistYour SoulFlamesEnlightenedFeedingSeekersFiremanArsonists Author:Frederick Lenz
“Our spirit grows and develops traits in each incarnation that it passes through, and then collects and carries the essence of those traits into future lifetimes. In Buddhist Yoga we refer to our multi-life karmic traits as samskaras.” SpiritGrowsYogaEssenceLifetimeBuddhistCarrieTraitsIncarnationSamskara Book:Surfing the Himalayas: A Spiritual Adventure Source: Surfing the Himalayas: A Spiritual Adventure
“When we lack etiquette, we trash things. We trash each other. We trash the environment. We lose sight of the value of things. We suffer alienation when our spirit is disconnected from our physical awareness.” SpiritSufferingValuesLosesEnvironmentAwarenessBuddhismSightBuddhistTrashAlienationEtiquetteDisconnected Author:Frederick Lenz
“It has been my experience as a teacher over the years and incarnations that what really counts are not techniques. What really counts is spirit, love. What really counts is a sense of propriety and dedication.” YearsHas BeensSpiritTeacherBuddhismTechniqueBuddhistDedicationEtiquetteIncarnationProprietySpirit Love Author:Frederick Lenz
“Love makes you wise. Love unites. Pain divides. Hate divides even more. Hate separates and brings us down to a very physical plane. Love elevates us to a plane of spirit.” PainSpiritHateWiseBuddhismBuddhistPlanesDividesEtiquetteWise Love Author:Frederick Lenz
“Human beings have become so afraid of the unknown, themselves, and each other that they deprive themselves of that innate ecstasy and love of life which comes with a human body, mind and spirit, by hiding behind the empty shell of their ego.” MindHumansBodySpiritHuman BeingsBehindsEgoEmptyAnd LoveBuddhistLove LifeHidingEcstasyShellsInnateHuman BodyCosmologyEmpty Shell Author:Frederick Lenz
“The purpose of all our explanations is not to have you understand anything, but for you to snap from the understanding of the intellect to the understanding of pure spirit. All our explanations work backwards.” SpiritPurposeUnderstandingPureIntellectBuddhistExplanationBackwardsSnapsCosmology Author:Frederick Lenz