In this talk given on July 5, 1983, Rama outlined the stages, challenges and crossroads his students could expect to encounter in their study with him, particularly in years 1-5. Talk 6 of 13 in Insights: Talks on the Nature of Existence. Download all talks in this series (Free MP3 audio)
“One’s progression along the spiritual path is a very, very intricate matter. This evening I’d like to talk to you a little bit about the structure of your being and how this process actually works, with specific recommendations as to what you can do to radically alter your current state of knowledge and awareness….” “Let…
“I’ve had hundreds of lifetimes as a spiritual teacher. Yet, even as a spiritual teacher, I continued to have relationships. I continued to love people. The quality of the relationships of course changed as I changed, and I think that you’ll find this will happen to you too. What will become important will be to…
“How can you tell when you’re enlightened?… Enlightenment means the total dissolution of the self in the white light of eternity. It doesn’t simply mean that you can sit and go into samadhi and have a very high meditation. It means that there is no longer a personal self….” “Enlightenment is difficult to discuss because…
“Nothing is or is not unless thinking makes it so. We all know the words. Therefore the only way you can tell what is beyond, what is or is not, is to stop thought. Seeing is the process of stopping all thought.” Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz “You know, the question comes up all…
“In the practice of mysticism, there are four stages. The first stage is gaining power. The second stage is avoiding the loss of power. The third stage is storing power. And the fourth stage is giving power.” “I’ve talked a great deal about gaining power and losing power. But one subject I haven’t dealt with…
“Meditation is the science of stopping thought. When there is no thought, there is only pure mind – which is ecstasy. Meditation is perfect, qualityless, clear light perceiving itself as such.” Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz Awaremess of Meditation is talk 13 of 27 in the Tantric Buddhism series. © ℗ 1990, The Frederick P. Lenz…
Enlightenment and Self-Realization “Enlightenment is absorption in Eternity. Enlightenment is to become Eternity itself. What’s important is not self-realization, but what you can do for others.” Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz Download all talks in this series (Free MP3 audio)
Meditation and Kundalini “Kundalini is energy. It is the life force. Everyone has kundalini. It’s already there. But it’s a question of waking it up. By practicing meditation, we tap into our energy – our kundalini – to bring us higher and to access our true essence.” Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz
Psychic Development “Psychic development isn’t really anything we really develop. Rather what we do is we envelop. We simply dissolve the layers, the sort of paper between the slices, and the mind becomes unified. We make the mind aware of itself and the aspects integrate in new ways.” Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz Download all…
“Everything is one. There’s only one eternal reality.” Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz Talk 28 of 28 in the Lakshmi Series. Download all talks in this series (Free MP3 audio)
Concepts like time and space are redefined: “Time is not a movement in space. Space is a movement in time,“ says Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz Images in our lives are snapshots, stills in a movie, and always exist. We move through these perfectly still images and create a sense of motion like a cartoon….