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Have the right attitude in advanced practice. Feel that you are always a beginner in Zen. They refer to it as beginners mind. I feel I am a beginner, always because it's true.

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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