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Taoism shows us how to deal with life and death by realizing everything here is transitory but its substance is eternal.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Taoism
Life
Substance
Eternal
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