“Try to find a teacher of meditation and meditate at least once a week in a group with people who meditate a little better than you do. It will inspire you to keep meditating.” PeopleTryingLittlesTeacherMeditationGroupsWeekInspireBuddhismBetter Than YouMeditating Author:Frederick Lenz
“Kundalini is generated through cultivating humility, purity, through meditation, selfless giving, and by studying with an advanced teacher on a personal level.” GivingLevelsStudyTeacherMeditationHumilityBuddhismPuritySelflessCultivatingRight ActionSelfless Giving Author:Frederick Lenz
“The inner cry is a very good way to meditate. As you're sitting there in meditation, just cry inwardly to God, to that source, to your spiritual teacher or to a particular god or goddess.” WaySpiritualTeacherMeditationCryParticularSourceSittingVery GoodGoddessGood WayVisualizationSpiritual Teachers Author:Frederick Lenz
“An enlightened teacher has personal power. Sitting and meditating with an enlightened teacher in a meditation hall or at a power spot can change you forever.” ForeverTeacherMeditationBuddhismSittingSpotsEnlightenedHallsMeditatingPersonal Power Author:Frederick Lenz
“In this whole world, there are actually very few people who study meditation with an enlightened master. This is because there are not very many enlightened masters on the entire earth.” PeopleWorldWholeEarthStudyTeacherMeditationMastersWhole WorldEnlightened Book:Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap Source: Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap
“If you become very close to your teacher, if you do well in your meditation, a deep emotional bond will develop between both of you over a period of time. You can be thousands of miles away from your teacher and find that induction is always taking place. That's the ideal.” IfsWellsTeacherMeditationEmotionalPeriodsIdealsMilesEnlightenedMiles AwayDeep Emotional Author:Frederick Lenz
“If you are going to focus on a teacher, you have to be focused on the teacher and not peripheral vibrations that might be around them or it will totally screw up your meditation.” IfsMightFocusTeacherMeditationFocusedEnlightenedScrewsVibrationsScrew Ups Author:Frederick Lenz
“I can go shopping and pick up some Bounty Towels, the three pack, I can go home and open those up and look at them and see more infinity than in the Buddha's best meditation. If I can't do that, that means I'm wrapped by the Buddha's best meditation.” IfsLooksMeanI CanHomeThreeTeacherMeditationBuddhismPicksEnlightenedInfinityShoppingPacksTowelsBounty Author:Frederick Lenz
“I think cosmopolitan spirituality is the best, where we go beyond "My teacher is better than yours" or "My meditation form is better than yours." It's not Ford versus Chevy. But it's rather the transition of our limited awareness into eternity.” ThinkingFormSpiritualityTeacherMeditationAwarenessBuddhismEternityTransitionVersusChevy Author:Frederick Lenz
“The advanced student of meditation takes an active part in supporting the work of their teacher. They happily work more hours or do whatever is necessary to help out more.” HelpingHoursTeacherMeditationStudentsActive Author:Frederick Lenz
“My teacher sent me all over the world to talk about meditation - Europe, all over America, Canada. I would drive thousands of miles, travel, all at my own expense, to do this.” WorldAmericaMy OwnTeacherMeditationEuropeMilesCanadaExpensesRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“I liked my teacher very much and after some years of mediation, I began to teach meditation, referring all things that I didn't know to my own teacher.” KnowsYearsMy OwnTeachTeacherMeditationAll ThingsRamaReferringMediation Author:Frederick Lenz
“Throughout the course of my life, I have been very fortunate to have had excellent teachers - not just in meditation, but in martial arts, music, scuba diving, and in my academic education.” Has BeensArtCoursesTeacherMeditationExcellentFortunateMartial ArtsAcademicRamaDivingArt MusicScubaAcademic EducationScuba Diving Author:Frederick Lenz
“Some people harbor the idea or belief that all teachers should teach for free. Obviously these people have never been teachers, particularly in the twentieth century. Teaching meditation is a very expensive hobby.” PeopleShouldIdeasBeliefTeachTeacherMeditationTeachingCenturyBuddhismExpensiveHobbiesTwentieth CenturyHarborsRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“As an enlightened teacher of Buddhism, I'd like to welcome you to the pathway to enlightenment. I'd like to encourage you to be more positive, to engage in the practice meditation, to learn how to do this wonderful thing - make your mind still in a crazy world.” WorldMindStillsPracticeTeacherMeditationWonderfulCrazyBuddhismEnlightenmentWelcomeEnlightenedWonderful ThingsPathwaysRamaCrazy World Author:Frederick Lenz
“Consciousness-based education, which I am helping to promote, is basically the same education that good schools are giving today with Transcendental Meditation added for the students, teachers, staff, and principal.” GivingHelpingTodaySchoolConsciousnessTeacherMeditationStudentsPrincipalStaffTranscendentalTeacher StudentTranscendental MeditationGood School Author:David Lynch
“My first meditation teacher told me that there is no such thing as a bad meditation. He was right. During the difficult meditations you build up your strength, which creates meditation for peace.” FirstsPeaceDifficultTeacherMeditationStrength Author:Ajahn Brahm