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Students Quotes by Frederick Lenz

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Learning is described as a miracle that happens when the teacher steps back and lets students discover themselves. The quotes say a true teacher lives enlightenment and simply shares it, while knowledge can flow directly from teacher to student. They warn against phony gurus who seek worship instead of respect.

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Zen students see themselves as athletes. Their competitive sport is enlightenment; only with enlightenment do we compete.

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It is incumbent upon the student to go to the teacher to learn.

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The vast majority of the students I have taught have become self-sufficient and confident individuals who enjoy their lives.

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My happiness comes from doing all I can for my students. To help them, what else could there be?

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Any good athletic is always in a state of perpetual training, as is the Zen student.

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As a student of enlightenment your attitude should not be to become enlightened. It should be to learn.

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I feel a number of people who will never be students whom I'm corresponding with inwardly.

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He would usually study with a small group of students, men and women.

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People come to a teacher to learn self-discovery. A teacher who just wants to keep you on a string forever, the god-guru…

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Emotional control is essential for attaining higher levels of mind. The thing that the teacher looks for in a student is the…

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Zazen's music is composed in other dimensions and it is played by some of my students. I go through the music they…

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Unfortunately the student often feels guilt for not living the type of life that their Teacher suggested, or they feel that they…

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A student of mine is an actor, he used to go into these interviews and sometimes not get the part. He was…

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I think the most miraculous thing is learning. I get out of the way and let the students learn. Then you get…

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Most teachers of self-discovery have two types of students. They have students they deal with in a more exoteric way than the…

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It takes tremendous self-restraint on the part of the student not to want to monopolize the teacher's attention, to live a very…

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I examine each student carefully: Is there a balance between their tonal and their nagual?

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Every day I get letters from people thanking me for helping them to become successful, whether because of their personal growth or…

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Many enlightened persons are never very well known. Many are reclusive. They live in little villages in India or up in the…

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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…

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You can increase your capacity to absorb the mystical kundalini. I have 3 or 4 students who are on the path of…

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If you are a student of an enlightened master, you can literally tap into his aura, anywhere and at anytime. All you…

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Some people see teachers and they associate the feelings of the other students who are present with the teacher. They psychically connect…

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An enlightened teacher simply expresses enlightenment in their life by living. It is the student's job to gain the teachings. The teacher's…

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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…

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The advanced student of meditation takes an active part in supporting the work of their teacher. They happily work more hours or…

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I was a traditional teacher for a time, but my students would ride the energy. I wanted to free people not give…

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While I enjoy teaching people on the basic and intermediate levels to work them up to advanced levels, my real talent is…

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Many of the people I work with I've worked with in other lifetimes. I moved to California because I knew that many…

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I've moved a lot of my students into a high state of mind, but they don't do the things I have shown…

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A real liberated teacher never asks for a commitment from a student. That's absurd, a person wants to be there and they…

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It is not the responsibility of the enlightened teacher to bring the student to enlightenment. That may be true in the classroom,…

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An enlightened person has real power and when they think a good thought, the tremendous power of attention causes their students to…

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The relationship between the student and teacher is ultimately important. In higher spirituality we don't study a subject as much as a…

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In the esoteric teachings, a transference process takes place between teacher and student where knowledge is actually transmitted from one to the…

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The reason you study with a teacher is primarily for the empowerments, for someone who is enlightened to transfer power to you.…

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Transmission does not have to take place physically. The student doesn't have to be sitting across from you. But it's easier if…

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I deal with two types of students. Those who have a very deep-seated knowledge of love, which are few, or those in…

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I have graduate students who have developed this ability to love and want to perfect it. Those are the students I spend…

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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…

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Why waste your time being around people who drag you down? You don't live forever, at least in this life.

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