▁practice ▁of ▁Self ▁Disc overy ▁all ▁these ▁layers ▁are ▁pe e led ▁back ▁eventually ▁reve aling ▁one ' s ▁true ▁nature : ▁perfect ▁pure ▁light ." ▁ ▁L enz ▁is ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying , ▁" It ' s ▁necessary ▁for ▁you ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁strong ▁base ▁... ▁the ▁economic ▁independence ▁to ▁live ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁beauty ▁and ▁med itative ▁se clusion . ▁The ▁strength ▁and ▁freedom ▁to ▁live ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁on eness ." ▁and ▁that , ▁" M oney ▁is ▁energy ▁in ▁today ' s ▁world . ▁A ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁the ▁teaching ▁that ▁I ▁do ▁is ▁about ▁your ▁ability ▁to ▁achieve ▁financial ▁independence ." ▁He ▁taught ▁that ▁having ▁money ▁was ▁one ▁way ▁to ▁help ▁others . ▁Through out ▁his ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁he ▁offered ▁thousands ▁of ▁free ▁public ▁med itations ▁where ▁he ▁introduced ▁numerous ▁people ▁to ▁med itation , ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁became ▁students . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁adopted ▁the ▁teaching ▁name ▁of ▁" R ama ", ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁historical ▁R ama ▁but ▁rather ▁represented ▁a ▁war rior ▁quality ▁imp lied ▁in ▁that ▁name . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁remembered ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁previous ▁re inc arn ations , ▁including ▁his ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁priest ▁in ▁Atl ant is , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁ancient ▁Egypt , ▁India , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁Tib et . ▁ ▁His ▁students ▁wrote ▁that ▁they ▁witness ed ▁him ▁perform ▁m ira cles , ▁or ▁s idd