My feeling is that drugs and alcohol take away from the pure experience of meditation. That does not mean that occasionally, a person couldn't have a glass of wine or a drink.
Frederick LenzYou get to the point where you have to wash the dishes. That's the fun in life. Being behind the scenes and doing things for others; being an instrument of that cause. That is the secret teaching.
Frederick LenzIf you are mindful in your work, if you put your best effort into it, then something comes back to you.
Frederick LenzWhen you become angry at someone, your anger will actually have a power. You can hit somebody in a non-physical way and it can injure that being.
Frederick Lenz