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Your self is the universe, and you perceive the universe through a state of mind.

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
Awareness
State
Universe
States
Self
Mind
Perceive
Buddhism

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