“There are four major paths to self-realization. Of the four, jnana yoga, from the point of view of the beginner, is the most difficult. Jnana yoga is the graduate school of self-discovery. Ordinarily in spiritual practice, one begins by practicing bhakti, the path of love. The path of love leads to the path of self-giving….
There is more than just this world and heaven and hell. In Buddhist cosmology, we realize there are many worlds and that these worlds really exist inside our own mind. Everything exists within our own minds. How we navigate through these worlds and what the path is that leads beyond all worlds is what the…
“El ciclo de la iluminación”, conferencias grabadas por Rama, el Dr. Frederick P. Lenz, son un curso básico para los estudiantes del budismo y la meditación. Este grupo de conferencias es un resumen, una compresión de conocimiento que representa una enorme cantidad de sabiduría. Los temas incluyen: meditación, budismo, poder, balance, sabiduría, iluminación, felicidad personal,…
“Tantric Buddhism with Rama” features Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz in a multi-faceted presentation of his teachings on Tantric Buddhism for the West. With dramatic backgrounds of the Himalayas, Buddhist stupas and art, Rama guides the viewer through a range of topics, from meditation, reincarnation and enlightenment to living and working in the modern world….
“I like miracles. They inspire me. Miracles cause you to believe, to have faith in the unseen, to look further into things. So miracles have a purpose. Miracles help people believe in enlightenment. Some people don’t need miracles, they just believe. But for many people, miracles are important, and some enlightened teachers do miracles to…
“Buddhism is the enlightenment cycle — and there are different types of it. Principally there is short path and long path Buddhism. The long path is more of the religious aspect, that is to say, the church aspect: the practice of reading sutras, healthy ways of living, a certain amount of prayer, a little meditation….
“The subject that I would like to discuss with you tonight is important. It’s important because it reflects our world and the understanding that our world has. We live in a world that is very, very out of balance. I don’t feel that any of us will necessarily correct that. I do believe, though, that…
“I think God is the least discussed subject. Less is known about God than anything else. People know about the world, they know about careers, they know about time, space. They know how to succeed, how to attract other people, how to raise children, build tall buildings, have advanced telecommunication networks, build bombs, pave roads,…
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)
“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…
“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…
The Enlightenment Cycle talks, recorded by Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz in 1992, are must-have coursework for students of American Buddhism. This book of twelve transcribed talks is a summation, a compressing of knowledge that contains a vast body of information. While each talk covers many subjects, within each discourse is a potent kernel of…