Resources

 

Rama Teachings

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Meditation

The practice of meditation is emptying the mind.

When the mind is empty, completely empty, it’s perfect meditation. It’s really that simple. There are a variety of different approaches to emptying the mind. All of them work equally well. We can just stay with one; we can use a number of them. It really doesn’t matter; it’s a question of personal choice. What we’re doing is stopping thought. But really, before that, we’re learning to control thought. And really, before that, we’re learning just to sit down and focus on something.

More info at RMS website

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Videos

Videos with Rama

There are a number of videos available where Rama’s teachings come alive. The video on the subject of Truth only is only an audio recording, however, other ones will give you the opportunity to see Rama and learn about subject directly from him. His talk on Enlightenment will perhaps clarify some of the things you may have read in the preceding pages, the video on Tantric Buddhism is recommended for anyone interested in Buddhism or self improvement. On videos like this one, you will also have a chance to meditate with Rama or learn the basics about meditation.

Ramatalks videos

Talks

All of the dharma talks that were recorded of Rama’s teachings are now available for free. These talks are in MP3 format and can be downloaded from the link below.

Link to Rama talks

Books by Rama

Surfing the Himalayas

Charged with energy, humor and insight, Surfing the Himalayas is the fast-paced story of a young American snowboarder who travels to the Himalayas seeking the ultimate high.  While there he surfs into an experience more transcendent than he could have ever imagined.

In an accident of karmic fate, the young man plows into Master Fwap, a Buddhist monk who becomes his teacher of snowboarding and enlightenment. Using snowboarding as a path to enlightenment, the wise and gentle Master shows the teenage snowboarder how, by freeing his mind and spirit, he can master any mountain and himself.

Surfing the Himalayas

Snowboarding to Nirvana

As our snowboarder continues his lessons of enlightenment with Master Fwap, he also encounters earthly love in the form of a beautiful and wise Danish woman. A paradox ensues and a mystery is set forth, the mystery of “the missing dimension.” This mystery must be understood and solved before our snowboarder can comprehend the next levels of Buddhistic lessons. Along the way, a wise, mysterious oracle of Nepal introduces our hero to Tibetan tantric texts that become crucial in the solving of his riddle. Snowboarding once again becomes the metaphor for maneuvering one’s self through the trials and tribulations of real life. By learning to concentrate, meditate, and understand, the sport of life can easily be mastered.

Snowboarding to Nirvana

The Wheel of Dharma

The Wheel of Dharma, written by Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz, was published as a limited edition paperback in 1982. We are pleased to offer it here in electronic form. In the book, Rama engages the reader in a conversation on truth, perception, existence, life and death, love and light. This book is a microcosm of his teachings, with wonderful black and white illustrations.

The Wheel of Dharma

Reprinted here with the permission of the Frederick Lenz Foundation For American Buddhism