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Dive into books, films, music, talks, social, and websites by and about Frederick Lenz. Use this blog to learn about more super source materials regarding Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz.

Zen Master Rama was the name Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz used for several years when teaching. He said that Zen was closest to what he taught. He called it Original Zen -- no hierarchy, no memorized koans, no uniforms, but rather the transmission of the highest states of enlightenment through every act of living. Rama was the original Zen master.

The writing of American Buddhist Rebel was a 15-year voyage of discovery. I learned constantly from the 100+ people I spoke with. One of my research questions involved Rama’s introduction to Surfing the Himalayas. He said the fiction book was based on a real set of events. I found out about fact versus fiction from a number of sources.

Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz was the target of fake news. What is fake news? Fake news has become a standard tool in media. Per dictionary.com, it is a noun — false news stories, often of a sensational nature, created to be widely shared or distributed for the purpose of generating revenue, or promoting or discrediting a public figure, political movement, company, etc...

The adventure, the travel, the fun, the miracles, the original Zen Master Rama — everything is in the book! The audio book will take the listener on an entirely new journey.

Learn about the 19th century avatar Ramakrishna and the correlation to Rama Dr. Frederick Lenz.

See films of Rama - Dr. Frederick Lenz from the YouTube archive; find out how to listen to the highest Zazen meditation music..

Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz was an enlightened tulku. He was informed of that fact as a teenager. The fiction books that contain the core of his teachings, Surfing the Himalayas and Snowboarding to Nirvana are based on true events from his teenage years.

Zen Master Rama (Frederick Lenz): “For a man to attain liberation, gentleness is the requisite, and love, for many, many years, and to be very gentle with all beings. To be strong but to have a delicacy in your strength; to just practice meditating with love and to become less wrapped up in others; to not abuse women and to not be what you’ve been.”

What is it like to work with an enlightened teacher, someone who has stepped outside of the endless circle of duality, stepped into timelesness and eternity, and still offered to stick around to teach?

American Buddhist Rebel portrays a different type of love that stems from the deepest regions of the heart. American Buddhist Rebel is a love story, the love of a Buddhist teacher—Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz—for teaching and helping others to attain enlightenment.