“If the item of stolen property had been anything other than a book, it would have been confiscated. But a book is different - it is not just a material possession but the pathway to an enlightened mind, and thence to a well-ordered society.” IfsMindWellsHas BeensBookDifferentMaterialsPropertyPossessionEnlightenedStolenItemsPathwaysMaterial Possessions Book:The Diamond Age Source: The Diamond Age
“Be enlightened for you, just for you. No one else knows or cares. They crucified Christ, you know. They don't take real well, on this planet, to the people who see things differently.” PeopleKnowsWellsRealCareChristChristianityPlanetsEnlightenmentEnlightened Author:Frederick Lenz
“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
“Many enlightened persons are never very well known. Many are reclusive. They live in little villages in India or up in the high Himalayas in Tibet. Some have no students at all. Some have a few.” WellsLittlesPersonsKnownTeacherStudentsIndiaEnlightenedVillageWell KnownTibetHimalayas Author:Frederick Lenz