Frederick Lenz Quotes about Effort

Determine where you are and where you wish to be. Then use all of your self-effort to make that happen, following the guiding principles of all the Buddhas and bohisattvas and seekers of the dharma, of enlightenment.

Determine where you are and where you wish to be. Then use all of your self-effort to make that happen, following the guiding principles of all the Buddhas and bohisattvas and seekers of the dharma, of enlightenment.

Frederick Lenz

Guiding Principles, Self, Effort

An individual has to be tenacious enough to become enlightened.

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Effort, Enough, Enlightened

If you want to become enlightened, you've got to get all the bullshit out of your life. You have to clear up your mind completely.

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Bullshit, Effort, Mind

It's not what you do - it's the intensity of your feeling that determines how far you go in the spiritual life.

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Spiritual, Effort, Feelings

You must learn to meditate and stop your thoughts. You must overcome all egotism and selfishness by serving others. You must cleanse your mind so that enlightenment will find a happy place to reside there.

Frederick Lenz

Effort, Mind, Enlightenment

Frederick Lenz (1995). “Surfing the Himalayas: A Spiritual Adventure”, St Martins Press

You may have thousands of lives to go between now and before you're a real hard-core seeker of enlightenment, hardcore meaning you just love it.

Frederick Lenz

Real, Effort, Enlightenment

You could go through incarnations forever and never become enlightened, unless of course you do something about it.

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Effort, Forever, Enlightened

In Buddhism what we seek to do is change ourselves into someone who's beautiful to be.

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Beautiful, Buddhism, Effort

If you're studying Buddhism you never really have enough time because you're going to die.

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Buddhism, Effort, Enough Time

Only alone can you go into eternity. Only alone can you feel the transcendental light. It is not a shared experience because if it is shared, you are down in duality.

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Light, Effort, Eternity

You can't teach someone to be enlightened. It's something you have to go and do. You can't teach someone to meditate well. It's something you have to go and do.

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Effort, Enlightened, Teach

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.

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Buddhism, Giving, Effort

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

To meditate with full effort, produces infinity, freedom.

Frederick Lenz

Buddhism, Meditation, Effort

No self-effort in the direction of enlightenment is ever wasted. Even if you don't become fully enlightened in a given lifetime, you will be much happier and more aware.

Frederick Lenz

Self, Effort, Enlightenment

Happiness is found principally in meditation. Let your mind flow out into eternity. You have to exert some effort. Then you will notice a subtle smile on your face.

Frederick Lenz

Happiness, Buddhism, Effort

Frederick Lenz Quotes about Effort

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