An Introduction to Frederick Lenz

Rama - Dr. Lenz’s early childhood, formative teens, Experiences of transformation and dissolution, and his evolution as a teacher with miraculous displays of buddhist magic.

frederick lenz’s transformative experiences

early years on the East Coast & running into destiny

Frederick Philip Lenz, III, was born in 1950 and grew up in Connecticut during the Sixties. Towards the end of his 19th year, he traveled to Kathmandu in Nepal—a rite of passage in that era. There he encountered an old monk who informed him that he was destined to revive an ancient lineage of knowledge and enlightenment and help millions of people. After spending time with the monk in Nepal, he returned to the U.S. and followed the monk’s suggestions—he enrolled in college, got straight A’s, won a scholarship to graduate school at the State University of New York in Stony Brook and received a Ph.D. in English Literature. Throughout his college years, also at the advice of the old monk, he studied with the best spiritual teacher he could find at the time.

frederick lenz’s natural immersion in enlightened states of mind

Awesome atypical signs first appeared in Rama’s childhood when he was only three years old. He recalled sitting in his mother’s garden with a sense of pure awareness and boundless joy as the world dissolved into white light. This was Rama’s first experience of samadhi—complete immersion in infinite planes of light with no sense of self.

The experience returned when he was 18, leading him to Nepal. Throughout his college years, as his fellow spiritual aspirants squirmed and struggled to stop thought in the meditation hall, Rama continued to deepen his experience of samadhi – no thought, endless light, infinite awareness. This continued until finally, at age 30, after countless hours of thought-free meditation, he became what is termed “enlightened,” meaning that the mind does not leave the state of infinite mind, yet one remains active and engaged in the world – an art described in the biography.

Complete Immersion in Infinite Planes of Light With No Sense of Self.

dr. lenz becomes a teacher & displays miracles

Rama the atypical western eastern spiritual teacher

Dr. Frederick Lenz began teaching on his own in 1981. He was not and never would be your typical "guru," a term he rejected. He was an American man. He liked cool cars, he dated women, he was an athlete. He taught about the vast, innate power of women. He taught that one’s sexual preference, gay or straight, has no bearing on the ability to attain complete, radiant enlightenment. He continually sought modern Western structures and understandings to help 21st century seekers embark on the considerable transformation needed to achieve enlightenment.

Miracles, Powers & “Buddhist magic”

Along the way and accompanying the teachings were the miracles, known as "siddha powers" in the East, often called “Buddhist magic” by Rama. Frederick Lenz literally healed people. Thousands of people saw him filling halls and auditoriums and desert landscapes with golden light. He playfully rearranged stars, levitated, and disappeared.

He effortlessly performed all of the siddhas, but with no fanfare. It was so natural and completely matter of fact. As one person remarked, “Here I was at the Los Angeles Convention Center. As Rama spoke, the whole auditorium turned molten gold. Then I went downstairs and saw the car show...” Rama enjoyed displaying the miracles in order to inspire belief in enlightenment. He often said, “If I can do this, so can you.”

All the cool miracles didn’t just happen in the past. These transformations of awareness are available for you to experience today, right now—when an enlightened teacher “drops the body”, an inner connection is still there, if you want it.

This is just a glimpse of what American Buddhist Rebel has in store, so get a copy or audiobook today. To learn more about the author of this great biography of Rama, Frederick Lenz, visit Liz Lewinson’s website.