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Wisdom is to see the difference between nirvana and this world, this self-reflection that the mind creates.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Mind
Nirvana
World
Creates
Buddhism
Reflection
Difference
Differences
Wisdom
Self

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This is Zen, and in Zen, as we all know ... anything goes!
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