Books
Surfing the Himalayas
Charged with energy, humor and insight, this is the engaging story of a young American snowboarder who travels to the Himalayas seeking the ultimate high—but surfs into an experience more transcendent than he could have ever imagined. In an accident of karmic destiny, the young man plows into a Buddhist monk named Master Fwap who takes him on as a spiritual apprentice. Using snowboarding as a path to enlightenment, the charming and learned Master Fwap shows how, by freeing the mind and challenging the soul, one can master any mountain—and master oneself.
Snowboarding to Nirvana
A profound adventure takes a young American snowboarder from the high mountain passes of the Himalayas to an intimate encounter in Kathmandu, a dark night of the soul in Los Angeles, and then back to the Annapurna range for the ultimate peak experience: snowboarding directly into nirvana itself. Snowboarding to Nirvana takes you on a wild ride on the razor’s edge of the deepest teachings and mysteries of Tantric Buddhism and serves as a guide for reaching your own enlightenment.
Insights
Insights: Tantric Buddhist Reflections On Life is Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz’s book of poems that immerses you in the magical, cosmic, poignant, radiant, courageous, and silly world of Tantric Buddhism, also known as the fast path to enlightenment. Life is not what we think, this book teaches us, and only by learning how “not to think” can we gently and deeply probe life’s mysteries. Along the way, we learn the importance of giving it up, dancing alone, and letting go. Insights illuminates spiritual topics with poems on yoga, enlightenment, meditation, karma, dharma, happiness, mortality, immortality, self-knowledge, and freedom. Insights also provides the enlightened perspective on so many aspects of life including love, sex, fear, death and everything in between. Any time life seems confusing and you could use some guidance and inspiration, pick up this book, read its poetry and dive into wisdom, brightness, and humor.
American Buddhist Rebel
In this award-winning biography, you’ll take a front row seat as Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz applies his emerging multi-dimensional skillset to illuminate and reboot lives. Funny, controversial, reverent, irreverent, he was the koan.
The Enlightenment Workbook
Doing the Enlightenment Workbook is an active exploration of self. Work, or purposeful activity, is an effective method of self-discovery. In this book you will be given thought provoking tasks and writing assignments. These tasks and assignments bring you spiritual realizations! The Enlightenment Workbook is not just a book that gives you conventional knowledge. This is a magical book. This book is Buddhist mysticism for your Enlightenment. This book brings you into a greater awareness of life. This book guides you through mystical means to directly point to your own mind, so that you can see the truth. This book is an adventure! So put your heart into it as you quest for the awakening of spirit through the Enlightenment Workbook. The Enlightenment Workbook sets you on a spiritual exploration of awareness in the frontiers of your own mind.
Meditation Music
Meditation Music
“In all of the music, whether recorded live or in a studio, Rama said that he placed enlightened energy in between the notes.”
— Joaquin Lievano, Zazen
Related Sites
Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz
The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism seeks to inspire the emergence of an enlightened American society that reflects the universal Buddhist values of wisdom, compassion, mindfulness, and meditation.
Rama Meditation Society
Rama Meditation Society (RMS) is an electronic tribe of seekers who live for spiritual experience and illumination. Within these pages, you will find the teachings of an enlightened American Buddhist teacher, Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz. The site also offers numerous ways of exploring, experiencing, learning and sharing higher spiritual awareness.
Dharma Center
Dharma Center offers instruction in the practices of meditation and mindfulness.
Mystic Scuba
The story of Vanessa’s remarkable journey into the magical world of Mystic SCUBA.
Rama Lila
Recalling Rama’s teachings.
Quotes by Dr. Frederick Lenz, Rama, reprinted or included here with permission from The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism