Rama Speaks: The Teachings of Rama-Dr. Frederick Lenz - Softcover

Borok, Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798985284713

Publisher: Lawrence S. Borok, 2021

Synopsis

The complete roadmap to enlightenment most spiritual seekers have never been given until now.

Millions of people have discovered meditation and mindfulness. Far fewer have found what lies beyond them: the direct path to spiritual awakening, self realization, and the dissolution of the ego into infinite consciousness. That deeper path, what Dr. Frederick Lenz, known to his students as Rama, called self discovery, is what this extraordinary book maps in full.

For twenty years, Rama taught over a a thousand direct students a precise synthesis of Zen Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Hindu Vedanta, yoga philosophy, and Native American mysticism. His singular aim: to guide sincere seekers all the way to complete, classical enlightenment, the kind the Buddha described, the kind most traditions say is nearly unreachable, through practices adapted for modern life.

Rama Speaks is the first book to present this entire teaching in one place. Drawing on nearly 200 extended quotes from 120 private recordings Rama made for his students, it traces the full arc of the self discovery process from foundational meditation and mindfulness practice through progressively refined states of awareness, all the way to samadhi and nirvana.

Think of your ego as an island, Rama taught. Surrounding it is an infinite ocean of consciousness. Meditation is learning to swim in that ocean. Enlightenment is becoming the ocean itself.

Each chapter follows a developmental arc, covering the inner mechanics of spiritual transformation: how awareness expands, how the ego loosens, how higher consciousness opens, and what specific practices and perspectives support each stage. This is not abstract philosophy. These are precise, learnable teachings on nonduality, inner peace, awakening consciousness, and the nature of the self.

For readers drawn to the voices of Eckhart Tolle, Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Thich Nhat Hanh, or Paramahansa Yogananda and who feel there is still a deeper current to find, Rama Speaks offers something rare: a teacher speaking directly, honestly, and completely about the full journey of spiritual awakening.

"Enlightenment means the dissolution of the finite self into the infinite mind."

If that resonates with something you have long suspected to be true, this book is for you.

Includes meditation techniques, practical methods, and photographs of Rama. Audiobook edition features his actual voice recordings.

About this title

About the Author

Lawrence Borok was a student of Rama-Dr. Frederick Lenz from 1982 to 1998. During the 1990's he led Rama's medical software company, which successfully developed two healthcare systems and brought them to market. He continued with the business until retiring in 2015. From 2000-2015 he taught meditation through adult education programs at high schools and community colleges. He has been a Buddhist practitioner for over 50 years.Lawrence Borok has a BA in Individual Field Studies from UCLA, an MA in Architecture from UCLA, and a Certificate in Business Data Processing from UC Berkeley. Other notable experiences include serving as a workshop leader for Buckminster Fuller's World Game, as the director of the UCLA Experimental College, and as a Thought Leader for Predictive Modeling News.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lawrence S. Borok
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798985284713
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 237