RamaLila - Frederick Lenz Talks



	The Absence Beckons -- from Rama's tapes Remember, the teacher is a doorway, the teacher is an absence, not a presence. Oh, you see a body, and you hear them talk, and you see a bit of a personality. But that's all a front. It's a prop. It gives you something to look at and focus on. The teacher is an absence, the teacher is a nothingness, a wonderful nothingness that you can walk through. And then there's nothing but light, there's no teacher, no you, just light. -Rama "An Absence, not a presence." If I think back on the moments that were over the top, I know this is true. Isn't that why we all went to sit with Rama? I remember sitting in an auditorium in Los Angeles, with a large group of people, and I was gazing at my teacher. He was funny, he was poignant, he was able to give Dharma talks like nobody else. But I was always waiting for the moment when it all went away. All of the props. It was that space, that magical space, that brought me back again and again. Those precious moments of satori, those glimpses of enlightenment, that is why I sat with Rama. I miss Rama. I miss sitting with him, listening to him, laughing with him, and slipping through the doorway to enlightenment. But there is a secret. I get so caught up in the physical reality that I miss the most incredible secret. Those magical moments of absence, of silent light, are always waiting for me. The doorway, the absence is ever present. Somewhere in a dream. Somewhere on a walk, somewhere in meditation. Somewhere in silence. I understand that the teacher is the doorway. Through the teacher is eternity. But I have to be really honest here. I am glad the teacher is Rama, beckoning me Home. Aum. Aaauuummmmmmm. Lynne of the San Diego DharmaCenter ARCHIVES! Pass the Dharma Spread, Please! Dimensions of Power and Knowledge Dissolving What We Know Increase Your Psychic Abilities!! Happiness is Each Beautiful Moment!	From Rama's Teachings Rama presented thousands of techniques that were intended to help students along their own pathway to enlightenment. Techniques presented here may be useful for you. The teachings are meant to be used by students who are serious about their practice, and their own enlightenment. A special thanks to Lynne of the San Diego DharmaCenter for her writing, and the inspiration to begin this feature.
		"Dragon Tape Case" graphic was created with original artwork and clipart.
Back \| Home

The Absence Beckons

-- from Rama's tapes