Buddhism Quotes - Page 20

• In Tantric Zen, career, relationships, the type of insurance you have - all things are part of your evolution, your awareness, your experience of the suchness of existence.

  Frederick Lenz

  Careers, Evolution, Awareness

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• Everything is dependent upon your state of mind. That is all there is, states of mind, ten thousand of them. Beyond all states of mind is nirvana.

  Frederick Lenz

  Mind, States, All State

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• Free yourself from happiness and unhappiness. Realize there is something beyond both and yet, revel in your time, revel in this world.

  Frederick Lenz

  World, Free Yourself, Realizing

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• In Tantric Zen it doesn't matter but it does ... .

  Frederick Lenz

  Doe, Matter

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• Failing at something is one thing, but Buddhism tells us that it is up to us how we interpret that failure [Buddhism] a philosophy and way of life that resonates with me I identify with it. I agree with so much of the sentiment behind it. I enjoy the liberating effect it's had on me to get back into the game Buddhism, with its concepts of karma and rebirth, have freed me from the twin fears of death and life without rugby, like life, will also come to an end.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Karma, Philosophy, Games

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• In Zen Buddhism, the greater your doubt, the greater will be your enlightenment. That is why doubt can be a good thing. If you are too sure, if you always have conviction, then you may be caught in your wrong perception for a long time.

  Nhat Hanh

  Time, Long, Perception

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Easyread Comfort Edition”, p.72, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The highest type of meditation is done in silence. In silence there are no mantras. Mantras are not essential, but they can be very helpful.

  Frederick Lenz

  Silence, Meditation, Essentials

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• A mantra is a very powerful word. It vibrates like music does, only not on this plane but on other planes of reality. It creates a powerful force. It starts the kundalini moving.

  Frederick Lenz

  Powerful, Moving, Reality

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• Chanting a mantra at the beginning of your meditation helps you clear the mind and takes you deep within the self. Chanting a mantra at the end of meditation helps you seal the meditation. It helps you bring the awareness of the meditation down into your daily life.

  Frederick Lenz

  Self, Meditation, Mind

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• The mantra is a very preliminary exercise for the student to begin to grasp a sense of focus. When they are used by persons who have reached very high levels of attention, they can open up doorways to other worlds.

  Frederick Lenz

  Exercise, Other Worlds, Focus

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• Mantras have an important place in meditation. But the idea has become somewhat prevalent in the West, and in the East to some extent, that the simple repetition of a mantra will eventually cause enlightenment

  Frederick Lenz

  Simple, Ideas, Meditation

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• Start a meditation session by repeating a mantra, perhaps, "Aum", which is the most powerful of all mantras. Then, after repeating the mantra perhaps a dozen times, focus on a yantra.

  Frederick Lenz

  Powerful, Meditation, Focus

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• When you chant "Aum" or any mantra, do so softly and gently. Extend the sound. Focus your awareness on the sound of the mantra and become absorbed in it.

  Frederick Lenz

  Meditation, Focus, Sound

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• Sring is the mantra of beauty. Traditionally it is connected with Lakshmi, the Indian goddess of beauty. Chant "Sring" slowly, elongating each sound. As you do, you will see the consciousness of beauty of everywhere.

  Frederick Lenz

  Meditation, Sound, Consciousness

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• Lakshmi is a celestial being who lives in a higher plane of existence. Her mantra is "Sring." When you chant it, it brings beauty and light into your consciousness.

  Frederick Lenz

  Light, Meditation, Consciousness

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• You might wish to try Kali's mantra. Kali is another celestial being. She offers very fast spiritual progress through intensity. Her mantra is "Kring!" When you chant Kring, chant it very intensely and sharply. Only chant Kring when you are in a high meditation.

  Frederick Lenz

  Spiritual, Meditation, Wish

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• Towards the end of your meditation session, or when you feel your meditation is deep, chant "Kring" seven times. Repeat it with sharp intensity, without elongating the syllables.

  Frederick Lenz

  Meditation, Seven, Intensity

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• Initially the student, in some traditions, is given a mantra, a particular word of power to focus on. While thoughts are cascading through your mind during meditation, you should be absorbed in the repetition of a mantra.

  Frederick Lenz

  Focus, Meditation, Mind

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• A mantra is a thought. Use a mantra to help you still your mind initially and then move into silent meditation.

  Frederick Lenz

  Moving, Meditation, Mind

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• It is not a good idea to continually repeat a mantra during meditation. Repeating a mantra throughout your mediation causes you to fixate on a specific level of consciousness.

  Frederick Lenz

  Ideas, Meditation, Levels

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• At the end of meditation period we always bow and we touch our head to the floor and say "Buddha's name be praised."

  Frederick Lenz

  Names, Meditation, Bows

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• At the end of each meditation session, bow your head toward the ground. Give away your meditation to the universe. Whether you feel you have done well or poorly, simply give your efforts to the universe.

  Frederick Lenz

  Giving, Effort, Meditation

  Frederick Lenz (2014). “Snowboarding to Nirvana: A Novel”, p.104, St. Martin's Press

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• Bow and offer your meditation to Eternity, as you would offer a Flower to your lover.

  Frederick Lenz

  Flower, Meditation, Bows

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• After the meditation session you have to be a little bit careful. If you start to think a lot of thoughts and become very active, you can prevent some of the meditative awareness from coming into your mind.

  Frederick Lenz

  Thinking, Meditation, Mind

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• How do you end a meditation session? It's nice to chant a mantra again. Maybe repeat it a few times. It seals the meditation. Do your best and then just give it to eternity.

  Frederick Lenz

  Nice, Giving, Meditation

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