A person you've never met before seems strangely familiar. . . . You seem to have intense memories -- of a place you've never been. . . . You have an experience you know is new -- but it feels as if it's happened before. . . . For many people, reincarnation is a reality. In this stunning and unusual book Frederick Lenz brings together men and women from all walks of life who vividly and with great conviction describe experiences and relationships from previous . . . LIFETIMES
A person you've never met before seems strangely familiar. . . . You seem to have intense memories -- of a place you've never been. . . . You have an experience you know is new -- but it feels as if it's happened before. . . . For many people, reincarnation is a reality. In this stunning and unusual book Frederick Lenz brings together men and women from all walks of life who vividly and with great conviction describe experiences and relationships from previous . . . LIFETIMES
Rama - Dr. Frederick Lenz, was an American-born enlightened Buddhist teacher. Since Buddhism had adapted in very different ways in countries such as China, Japan, and Tibet, Rama taught Buddhism in contemporary American terms while strictly adhering to the highest traditional standards.
He defined the core process as "Self-Discovery," and the spiritual practice as "The Enlightenment Cycle." The Enlightenment Cycle is a balanced combination of intensive daily meditation with full participation in the world, rather than a separation between monastic and worldly life. He believed that is the quality of your morning meditation that enables you to overcome workplace obstacles, and then through excellence in the workplace positive internal energy is generated that in turn fuels an outstanding evening meditation. This daily cycle is the modern "short path" to enlightenment.
Although in 25 years of teaching he held many public meditations for over 100,000 people, Rama worked directly with only a few hundred students during most of that time. He integrated other spiritual paths that he felt were on the same level as Vajrayana and Zen Buddhism, in particular the Vedanta tradition of Shankara and Ramakrishna, and the American Indian mysticism described by Carlos Castaneda. He also tried to find things in modern life that would further one's self-discovery, and in computer science saw a career that had much in common with Buddhist mind-strengthening visualization techniques.
Rama, Frederick Lenz wrote a number of popular books about Buddhist teachings including Lifetimes, True Accounts of Reincarnation; Total Relaxation: The Complete Program for Overcoming Worry, Stress, Tension and Fatigue; Surfing the Himalayas and Snowboarding to Nirvana.
He was a major contributor to National Public Radio in Connecticut and a donor and supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Cancer Institute, the AIDS Fund, Amnesty International, the National Museum of Women and the Arts in Washington, D.C., Shotokan Karate, The Cousteau Society and the Audubon Society. Rama passed away on April 12, 1998, in Long Island, New York, and willed the majority of his estate to the Foundation for the purpose of supporting Buddhism in America.
For more information, please visit the foundation website at: fredericklenzfoundation.org
The book is very entertaining and gripping. The imagination of the author is commendable in keeping the interest of the reader on a tough subject like after life. Very realistically written, whether one wants to believe that the recollections are the person's imaginations or real is left upto the reader. But a very genuine effort has been made to document the recollections and no attempt has been made to substatiate or confirm the recollections as true.
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Like the tagline says, this book contains "true accounts of reincarnation"... I couldn't believe it at first, but after reading this study on many eye-witness accounts of reincarnation, I have gained a better understanding, and many wondering insights into this topic. If you are new to your study of past lives OR deepening your study, then this book is a must have.
This book was previously released but it is worth buying the new one (just for the cool cover!). I came across this book after reading "Total Relaxation" by the same author.
In this book, the author shares several stories of Near Death Experience and how it relates to past life exploration. He also shares tips, techniques and more for delving into your own past lives.
This truly is one of those books that will bring you so much peace...
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This is really an excellent reincarnation book. It covers many aspects of the topic, and has lots of stories. Many of the stories I've never heard before, and it's nice to have them all together in this book. It also does not take a "rigid" view of the topic--i.e. you come back to learn lessons about love & life, to pay back karma, etc.--it basically proposes that you just come back, and there appears to be many reasons for doing so. In other words, Lenz doesn't propose he has reincarnation all figured out, much as Brian Weiss and other past life writers seem to do. Instead he presents a captivating study of personal interviews with people who have had past lives remembrances. I highly recommend it.
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