Buddhist Quotes - Page 38

• The outer form of Buddhism, of practice, is etiquette - a series of ways to live intelligently that keep you alive, awake and happy, wakeful.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Practice, Way To Live

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• In Buddhism we have a great deal of etiquette. Etiquette is simply ways of living to conserve energy. Etiquette allows people to live in harmony with their environment.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, People, Energy

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• Etiquette is an intelligent way to live. There are certain ways of living you will learn being around advanced students and mostly your teacher. These are methods that have been handed down for thousands of years.

  Frederick Lenz

  Teacher, Buddhism, Intelligent

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• When we lack etiquette, we trash things. We trash each other. We trash the environment. We lose sight of the value of things. We suffer alienation when our spirit is disconnected from our physical awareness.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Sight, Suffering

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• In the beginning we define what is spiritual. But as you go on, you see that everybody and everything is an instrument of infinity.

  Frederick Lenz

  Spiritual, Buddhism, Goes On

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• If you attain liberation do not feel that it matters or it is important. You had nothing to do with it. If you are bound by ignorance do not feel bad. You had nothing to do with it.

  Frederick Lenz

  Ignorance, Buddhism, Important

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• People enter states of consciousness where they think they've become enlightened. The best thing to do, if you've gone through one of those phases, is to be sensible, laugh at yourself for how foolish you were.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Thinking, People

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• Being a Buddhist monk means never losing one's optimism in spite of all difficulties. It also means being harder on yourself than any of your teachers ever were.

  Frederick Lenz

  Teacher, Mean, Buddhism

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• From a Buddhist perspective, it is incorrect to always assume that we know what is best.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Perspective, Assuming

  Frederick Lenz (1994). “Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap”, Interglobal Seminars

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• As Buddha points out, you should not rely on the opinions of others for validation of your internal progression.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Validation, Opinion

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• People who are advanced meditators don't worry about liberation and self-realization; they instead are interested in the welfare of others and aiding others in their liberation.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Self, People

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• It has been my experience as a teacher over the years and incarnations that what really counts are not techniques. What really counts is spirit, love. What really counts is a sense of propriety and dedication.

  Frederick Lenz

  Teacher, Buddhism, Dedication

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• What is important in self-discovery is the person who keeps going, who has a smile, who is kind to others, who works hard at everything, and who keeps their mind on their own business and not everybody else's.

  Frederick Lenz

  Hard Work, Buddhism, Discovery

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• Sometimes there are people who only meditate with a teacher. They ride the teacher's energy. They don't really learn how to meditate. They learn how to ride the energy.

  Frederick Lenz

  Teacher, Buddhism, People

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• One person's cult is another person's spiritual organization.

  Frederick Lenz

  Spiritual, Buddhism, Organization

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• It's necessary to respect all other ways and other teachings on the subject because even though they may not make a lot of sense to us, they might to someone else. Who are we to say?

  Frederick Lenz

  Teaching, Buddhism, May

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• Just because it doesn't work out for you, doesn't mean that it's not wonderful for someone else.

  Frederick Lenz

  Mean, Buddhism, Work Out

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• What's important is to be supportive of all who practice. Anyone on any level, even if they don't call it self-discovery, who is seeking to awaken to their own potentials and possibilities, to the inner freedom, deserves your respect and support.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Discovery, Self

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• If you respect it in others, you respect it in yourself.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Etiquette, Ifs

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• Don't preach about meditation.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Meditation, Etiquette

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• Get your emotions under control and your life under control. Work really hard and don't make a big deal out of yourself. Have humility. Believe in yourself. Don't get a fanatical fixation on a teacher.

  Frederick Lenz

  Teacher, Believe, Humility

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• One should never become devoted to a teacher, any more than one should become devoted to a statue of a god. There is only one thing to be devoted to, and that is your mind.

  Frederick Lenz

  Teacher, Buddhism, Mind

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• Once in a while, you will see someone really drippy. The person has to stare at the teacher all the time with that devoted and disgusting and sick look. It's boring, misplaced devotionalism.

  Frederick Lenz

  Teacher, Buddhism, Sick

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• The hallmark of a person who is following the pathway to enlightenment is that they bring excellence into everything, no matter how crappy they feel.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Excellence, Enlightenment

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• This study is not for the amateur. It's not for the dilettante. It's not for the cult follower. It's not for someone who wants everything done for them. It's not for the one who just wants to stare with that fixed dog-like devotion towards the teacher.

  Frederick Lenz

  Dog, Teacher, Buddhism

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