“You have to begin to develop a repertory of jokes, multi-plane spiritual jokes, the sort of things the Zen masters tell each other when they're asleep. These are the secret teachings.” SpiritualSecretTeacherTeachingMastersJokesPlanesEnlightenedZen Master Author:Frederick Lenz
“I'm a Zen Master. I'm an occult teacher. I teach people how to become that, how to be perfect.” PeoplePerfectTeachTeacherMastersBuddhismRamaOccultZen Master Author:Frederick Lenz
“A master of an art is someone who's been mastered by the art. They've become so one with what they teach that you can't tell the teacher from the student.” ArtTeachTeacherStudentsMastersArt IsZen Master Author:Frederick Lenz
“The way of Zen is to become independent and strong. Don't rely on others for perceptions of life and truth. Do it individually. Go to a teacher of Zen to learn how to do that, not to get answers for individual life situations.” WayIndividualStrongAnswersSituationTeacherMastersPerceptionIndependentRelyIndividual LifeZen MasterPerception Of Life Author:Frederick Lenz
“The Zen Master was constantly attempting to break up concepts that people had about what it was like to be a spiritual teacher. We have a traditional image. Each Zen master was a complete character.” PeopleCharacterSpiritualBreakTeacherMastersConceptsTraditionalAttemptingZen MasterSpiritual Teachers Author:Frederick Lenz
“The highest teaching is never written down. It's only communicated from teacher to student because it's a "transmission of the lamp." It's a transmission of mind.” MindTeacherWrittenTeachingStudentsMastersHighestLampsTransmissionTeacher StudentZen Master Author:Frederick Lenz
“The teacher is transmitting pure awareness and consciousness.” ConsciousnessTeacherAwarenessMastersPureZen Master Author:Frederick Lenz
“Zen is not a religion. There is no room for a cult. There is no dependence on a teacher. There is only learning how to use your own mind and making it strong.” MindUseStrongRoomsTeacherMastersDependenceCultZen Master Author:Frederick Lenz
“Find a teacher of Tantric Zen and study with them because it is transference of awareness, a sharing of the perception of the beauty of life.” StudyTeacherAwarenessMastersPerceptionBeauty Of LifeZen MasterTransference Author:Frederick Lenz
“Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West, a rare combination of mystic, poet, scholar, and activist. His luminous presence and the simple, compassionate clarity of his writings have touched countless lives.” WritingSimpleTeacherPoetMastersWestClarityBuddhistCombinationBelovedTouchedActivistCompassionateScholarMysticLuminousVietnameseZen MasterThich Nhat Hanh Author:Joanna Macy