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Most people are not in the world of awe and wonder. They're in the world of deadness. Their perceptual fields and bodies are completely self-reflective, and all they see is themselves wherever they go.

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
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Perceptual
Wonder
Reflective
Body
Awe
Self
Wherever
World
Bodies
People
Buddhism
Awareness
Fields
Deadness

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