“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…
Sensual experiences are so intense that we tend to forget there is something beyond them. The reason that we’re occupied with the senses is that we have focused our attention upon them. Rama offers two ways to overcome the suffering created by the dream of the senses. One is to alter the dream by refocusing…
“There is a way beyond time, beyond birth, beyond death and rebirth. The way is not to avoid birth, death and rebirth. The way is not to avoid pleasure and pain, hope and sorrow, sadness and frustration. The way is not to accept nor is it to reject. The way is to become without becoming,…
Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz says it’s important to not accumulate clutter. He talks about periodically going through closets, etc., and throwing away everything you are not using. Why keep it? “Life is a room that we live in, ” Rama says, “As Buddhists, our only task is to keep our room clean.” Rama goes…