Mantras have an important place in meditation. But the idea has become somewhat prevalent in the West, and … - Frederick Lenz

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Neurotics are awfully quick to notice other people's mentalities.

Frederick Lenz

Mantras have an important place in meditation. But the idea has become somewhat prevalent in the West, and in the East to some extent, that the simple repetition of a mantra will eventually cause enlightenment

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As the kundalini energy increases, as the energy of the psyche becomes more pronounced, which it does as thought becomes eclipsed by silence, all the variant mind states burn away.

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Samadhi is not going to take away your humanity. It will give it to you. You will become more cosmopolitan, more conscious, and more infinite.

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