ha ▁powers , ▁including ▁lev itation , ▁tele port ation , ▁disappear ing , ▁turning ▁rooms ▁to ▁mol ten ▁gold ▁light , ▁project ing ▁light ▁from ▁his ▁hands , ▁and ▁transform ing ▁into ▁an ▁old , ▁be arded ▁Asian ▁man ▁before ▁their ▁eyes . ▁He ▁often ▁took ▁his ▁students ▁on ▁field ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁desert s ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁and ▁to ▁Disney land ▁where ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁these ▁events ▁were ▁witness ed . ▁L enz ▁stated : ▁“ I ▁like ▁m ira cles . ▁ ▁They ▁insp ire ▁me . ▁ ▁Mira cles ▁cause ▁you ▁to ▁believe , ▁to ▁have ▁faith ▁in ▁the ▁un seen , ▁to ▁look ▁further ▁into ▁things , ▁deeper ▁into ▁things . ▁ ▁Mira cles ▁are ▁the ▁fun ▁of ▁en light en ment . ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁teacher ▁does ▁a ▁mi racle ▁– ▁an ▁en light ened ▁teacher ▁– ▁and ▁someone ▁sees ▁it , ▁they ’ re ▁aston ished . ▁ ▁Sud den ly ▁they ▁have ▁faith ▁in ▁what ▁the ▁teacher ▁has ▁to ▁say ▁about ▁self - dis cover y ▁and ▁spiritual ity ▁and ▁en light en ment .” ▁ ▁Core ▁teach ings ▁ ▁L enz ' s ▁core ▁teach ings ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁med itation , ▁mind ful ness , ▁the ▁en light en ment ▁of ▁women , ▁and ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁a ▁Buddh ist ▁practice . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁quotes ▁are ▁taken ▁from ▁public ▁tal ks ▁he ▁gave ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 9 0 s :