“To encounter such a being is considered the ultimate karmic blessing in the sense that your life will be so configured that every single variant problematic karma will surface, which means you have the opportunity of passing through them all correctly, going over the ocean of the samsara and reaching nirvana yourself.” MeanOpportunityTeacherBlessingOceanUltimateSurfaceKarmaPassingPassingsEncountersReachingEnlightenedPassing ThroughSamsara Author:Frederick Lenz
“The role of the Buddhist teacher is to explain your options and to show you what creates karma. All our discussions are basically karmic until you're fully engaged in samadhi.” ShowsRolesTeacherKarmaBuddhistDiscussionEngagedEnlightenedSamadhi Author:Frederick Lenz
“We see that love manifested normally in the soldier, in the parent, in the lover, and in the spiritual teacher.” SpiritualParentTeacherLoversYogaSoldierKarmaKarma YogaSpiritual Teachers Author:Frederick Lenz
“Many spiritual teachers have done this. They have disbanded their whole community because everyone got angry. The karma, at a certain point, has to go back to the person; it's intensified and hurts them spiritually.” PersonsDoneWholeSpiritualCertainCommunityHurtTeacherBuddhismAngryKarmaRamaSpiritual TeachersDisbanded Author:Frederick Lenz
“It's considered very, very bad karma, if I can cut to the chase, to take power from a teacher and not use it for something very positive.” IfsI CanUseTeacherCuttingBuddhismKarmaBuddhistEtiquetteVery PositiveBad Karma Author:Frederick Lenz